Restoration London by Liza Picard
Everyday Life 1660–1688
Set in London during the Restoration era of the 1660s, this lively social history reconstructs the everyday lives of the city's inhabitants—from beggars and prostitutes to merchants, courtiers, and civic officials—through details of food, fashion, housing, work, entertainment, crime, law, and public health. It examines major shocks such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire and shows how they, along with changes in commerce, politics, and culture (theatres, coffeehouses, pubs), reshaped the city's social fabric and physical landscape. Rich in anecdote and archival detail, it illuminates how ordinary Londoners experienced and adapted to a turbulent period of urban transformation.
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