Marcus Nevitt

One scorching summer long ago

Celebrating the 350th anniversary, Rebecca Rideal and Alexander Larman remind us that the destruction of the old city provided a magnificent chance for Wren and renewal

  • 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire

    Rebecca Rideal

    John Murray, pp. 352

  • Restoration: The Year of the Great Fire

    Alexander Larman

    Head of Zeus, pp. 285

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