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THE

HISTORY OF LONDON


BY

WALTER BESANT

AUTHOR OF 'LONDON' 'CHILDREN OF GIBEON' ETC.


_SECOND EDITION_


LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

1894

_All rights reserved_




CONTENTS.


LESSON                                                              PAGE

 1. The Foundation of London (I)                                       7

 2. The Foundation of London (II)                                     10

 3. Roman London (I)                                                  13

 4. "     "    (II)                                                   16

 5. After the Romans (I)                                              19

 6. "     "   "     (II)                                              23

 7. "     "   "     (III)                                             26

 8. The First Saxon Settlement                                        29

 9. The Second Saxon Settlement                                       32

10. The Anglo-Saxon Citizen                                           34

11. The Wall of London                                                38

12. Norman London                                                     42

13. FitzStephen's Account of the City (I)                             45

14. FitzStephen's Account of the City (II)                            50

15. London Bridge (I)                                                 54

16. "       "    (II)                                                 57

17. The Tower of London (I)                                           60

18. "    "        "    (II)                                           63

19. The Pilgrims                                                      67

20. St. Bartholomew's Hospital                                        70

21. The Terror of Leprosy                                             74

22. The Terror of Famine                                              78

23. St. Paul's Cathedral (I)                                          82

24. "    "         "    (II)                                          86

25. Paul's Churchyard                                                 91

26. The Religious Houses                                              95

27. Monks, Friars, and Nuns                                          100

28. The London Churches                                              103

29. The Streets                                                      106

30. Whittington (I)                                                  110

31. "      (II)                                                      115

32. "      (III)                                                     118

33. Gifts and Bequests                                               121

34. The Palaces and Great Houses                                     124

35. Amusements                                                       127

36. Westminster Abbey                                                131

37. The Court at Westminster                                         134

38. Justice and Punishments                                        137

39. The Political Power of London                                    140

40. Elizabethan London (I)                                           144

41. "        "    (II)                                               147

42. "        "    (III)                                              151

43. Trade (I)                                                        155

44. "    (II)                                                        158

45. "    (III)                                                       164

46. Plays and Pageants (I)                                           168

47. "    "     "     (II)                                            170

48. "    "     "     (III)                                           173

49. "    "     "     (IV)                                            177

50. The Terror of the Plague (I)                                     180

51. The Terror of the Plague (II)                                    183

52. The Terror of Fire (I)                                           187

53. "   "        "   (II)                                            192

54. Rogues and Vagabonds                                             197

55. Under George the Second (I)                                      201

56. Under George the Second (II)                                     206

57. Under George the Second (III)                                    210

58. Under George the Second (IV)                                     214

59. Under George the Second (V)                                      218

60. The Government