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History of London

Name: History of London
Author: Walter Besant

Walter Besant

Read by Ruth Golding · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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01 - Lessons 1 - 2: The Foundation of London (I - II) (14:21)
02 - Lessons 3 - 4: Roman London (I - II) (13:31)
03 - Lessons 5 - 7: After the Romans (I - III) (20:16)
04 - Lessons 8 - 10: The First and Second Saxon Settlements, and The Anglo-Saxon Citizen (18:57)
05 - Lessons 11 - 12: The Wall of London, and Norman London (12:40)
06 - Lessons 13 - 14: Fitzstephen's Account of the City (I - II) (14:01)
07 - Lessons 15 - 18: London Bridge (I - II), and The Tower of London (I - II) (25:22)
08 - Lessons 19 - 20: The Pilgrims, and St. Bartholomew's Hospital (13:17)
09 - Lessons 21 - 22: The Terror of Leprosy, and The Terror of Famine (15:39)
10 - Lessons 23 - 25: St. Paul's Cathedral (I - II), and Paul's Churchyard (21:28)
11 - Lessons 26 - 27: The Religious Houses, and Monks, Friars, and Nuns (14:19)
12 - Lessons 28 - 29: The London Churches, and The Streets (15:07)
13 - Lessons 30 - 32: Whittington (I - III) (19:04)
14 - Lessons 33 - 35: Gifts and Bequests, The Palaces and Great Houses, and Amusements (20:53)
15 - Lessons 36 - 37: Westminster Abbey, and The Court at Westminster (13:17)
16 - Lessons 38 - 39: Justice and Punishments, and The Political Power of London (15:06)
17 - Lessons 40 - 42: Elizabethan London (I - III) (18:51)
18 - Lessons 43 - 45: Trade (I - III) (21:28)
19 - Lessons 46 - 49: Plays and Pageants (I - IV) (25:53)
20 - Lessons 50 - 51: The Terror of the Plague (I - II) (14:31)
21 - Lessons 52 - 53: The Terror of Fire (I - II) (13:38)
22 - Lesson 54: Rogues and Vagabonds (7:45)
23 - Lessons 55 - 59: Under George the Second (I - V) (33:09)
24 - Lessons 60 - 62: The Government of the City (I - III) (17:35)
25 - Lesson 63: London (8:36)
26 - Author's Notes on Lessons 1 - 20 (36:03)
27 - Author's Notes on Lessons 21 - 39 (24:48)
28 - Author's Notes on Lessons 40 - 63 (25:46)