E-raamat: 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire

An impressively vivid account of an extraordinary piece of England's history. Rideal is particularly good on the great set pieces - the plague, the fire and (especially) the naval battles - which she brings to dramatic life with telling details * The Times * A book firmly anchored in the grain of contemporary accounts, sparking with the crackle of first-hand reports * Guardian * Sympathetic and sharp-eyed ... an enjoyable book about an exciting period of history * Daily Telegraph * Rideal's London pulses with humanity . . . It is Rideal's vivid and confident style, teamed with meticulous research and a curiosity for the quotidian that makes 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire a memorable, gripping and very satisfying read * Historia * Accessible and entertaining . . . a keen eye for engaging anecdote and historical personality * The Spectator * 1666 is described brilliantly . . . a rollicking new book * Evening Standard * Bound to reveal secrets you won't have heard before * History Revealed * Gripping and beautifully written . . . extraordinarily vivid * BBC History Magazine * It's just extraordinary, just taking a single moment, albeit a very significant one in history and weaving in the political, the social the military history. But she writes like a novelist and has clearly done her research, it's a very scholarly book. I literally couldn't put it down * Tracy Borman, Open Book *