A History of London

By Robert Gray

Book Overview

1979 Dorset Press(Taplinger) hardcover, full number line. ISBN: 088029048x. Robert Gray. A readable, sometimes breezy history of London. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088029048X
• ISBN13: 9780880290487
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

London's past comes alive

London has very ancient roots, the name stemming from Lugh's Dun. Lugh ( sounds like Loo) being an ancient Celtic God and Dun meaning fortress. So Lugh's Dun, a name that predates written history is still with us today. It was later in history a tiny Roman outpost - with Colchester being the original Roman capitol - to where over the ages it has grown, burned, been rebuild, sprawled that nows is now forty miles from it's heart. This book is packed with information, anecdotes and more...maps, diagrams, especially written for someone visiting London in mind.A wonderful prep course for someone wanting to prepare for a visit to merry ole London. Gray book is easy reading that is a grand salute to the origins and lore of London.