What exactly is a bubo? Was "Ring-a-ring o' roses" the rap of its day? And was TB the fashion victim’s disease? From the Black Death to the smelly slums of Victorian London, from dangerous quacks to the ingenious Dr. Snow, the man who solved the cholera problem, this book goes into some gory detail about how people got ill, why they got ill, and the many centuries of discoveries and curious cures.

The Black Death and Other Putrid Plagues of London

Children's Books

Narayan, Natasha

History

Watling Street

What goes on under London? 2,000 years’ worth of history. Who have the crypts of the city harboured and what can you find in the Chiselhurst Caves? Learn about Marc Brunel, who built the first tunnel under the Thames with the help of his more famous son, Isambard, and the man who built the first sewer, Joseph Bazalgette. Discover how people have used the world under London, and how you can go looking for itunder your feet.

Crypts, Caves and Tunnels of London

Marchant, Ian

Londinium wasn’t built in a day—how did the Romans do it? Why did they do it? • What was it like to walk down a Roman London street? • What was it like to be a child or a slave in Roman London? • What would a Roman soldier have written home to his mum about? • Veni, Vidi, Vici—or was it ‘Rainy, weedy and wicked’? Get Julius Caesar’s own thoughts on Britain • Noisy neighbours—Boudicca’s revenge • What language did people speak? • What did the Romans leave us, except for laws and rabbits? • What remains of Roman London? • The life of a Roman London gladiator (girl or boy?) With extracts from diaries, letters, recipes, bad Roman plays, reports from Rome, quizzes, including Who’s the Craziest Roman Emperor?, Roman London will be brought to life as never before.

The Timetraveller's Guide to Roman London

Goodrich, Olivia

The decline of London after the Romans scarpered: • What did the new Lundenwic look like? • Viking invasion • What did people wear, how did they make a living? • Where did Alfred the Great burn his cakes? • Viking invasion • Why was Ethelred so Unready? • The Battle of London Bridge • Viking invasion • King Canute • Edward the Confessor and his French mates • Norman invasion A sane (honest) guide to London’s most confusing period—including an archaeological trail for present–day readers, some of the funniest names in English history, the markets, the slaves, the endless changes of power and the everyday life of an average confused Saxon Londoner.

The Timetraveller's Guide to Saxon and Viking London

Doder, Joshua

Do you ever hear adults talking about the good old days, when the streets of London were safe? Well, for most of its history, London's streets have probably been among the most dangerous in the world. In the good old days you could hardly go out of your 30-bedroom house without a highwayman demanding your money or your life. In this book, discover the truth about Dick Turpin; how to be a successful highwaymen; and which king liked to dress up as a bandit. Read about the larger-than-life characters who hoofed it on London's roads, including: the highwayman who swapped his horse for some ice skates; the handsome thief who became every lady's choice of robber; and a pipe-smoking lady called Moll. Take yourself back to the days when Hyde Park was humming with highwaymen and a chap on a horse with a mask could make a dishonest living robbing from the rich. Take yourself back to the days when the streets of London hummed with the hooves of highwaymen's horses and the melodic sound of "Stand and deliver!".

Highwaymen, Outlaws and Bandits of London

Elborough, Travis

Geography & Cultures

Pirates, Swashbucklers and Buccaneers of London

Smith, Helen

Literature & Fiction

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