With flair and style, 1666 shows a city and a country on the cusp of modernity, and a series of events that forever altered the course of history. It was in this year that John Milton completed Paradise Lost, Frances Stewart posed for the now-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. 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.Shedding light on.

While the central events of this significant year were ones of devastation and defeat, 1666 also offers a glimpse of the incredible scientific and artistic progress being made at that time, from Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity to Robert Hooke's microscopic wonders. 2016 by Rebecca Rideal (Author) 406 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 8.42 8 Used from 3.17 8 New from 5.99 Paperback 9.15 10 Used from 0.95 20 New from 7.

Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph.īased on original archival research and drawing on little-known sources, 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire takes 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. Rebecca Rideal 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire Hardcover 18 Oct. The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions. Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph.

1666 by Rebecca Rideal