{"product_id":"1666-plague-war-and-hellfire-1","title":"1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1666 was a watershed year for England. An outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War, and the devastating Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShedding light on these dramatic events and their context, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. Based in original archival research drawing on little-known sources, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1666\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eopens with the fiery destruction of London before taking readers on a thrilling journey through a crucial turning point in English history as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary cast of historical characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile the central events of this significant year were ones of devastation and defeat, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1666\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ealso offers a glimpse of the incredible scientific and artistic progress being made at that time, from Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity to the establishment of The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLondon Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. It was in this year that John Milton completed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Frances Stewart posed for the iconic image of Britannia, and a young architect named Christopher Wren proposed a plan for a new London-a stone phoenix to rise from the charred ashes of the old city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith flair and style, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1666\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e exposes readers to a city and a country on the cusp of modernity and a series of events that altered the course of history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: UK, 2016\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Thomas Dunne Books\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781250097064\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 1250097061\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Rideal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43877156684042,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9781250097064.jpg?v=1669632005","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/1666-plague-war-and-hellfire-1","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}