A Short History of London by Simon Jenkins

LONDON a settlement founded by the Romans occupied by the Saxons conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This changeful place became a medieval maze of alleys and courtyards later to be chequered with grand estates of Georgian splendour. It swelled with industry and became the centre of the largest empire in history. And having risen from the rubble of the Blitz it is now one of the greatest cities in the world. From the prehistoric occupants of the Thames Valley to the preoccupied comm Paperback softback