London's Disasters: From Boudicca to the Banking Crisis

From ancient wars to terrorist attacks, now updated to include the 2008-2009 banking crisis

From AD61, when Queen Boudicca—outraged at her treatment at the hands of the Romans—marched on to the city and burned it to the gound, London has been hit by wave upon wave of destruction. This fascinating and unique book tells the story of more than 2,000 years of disaster from fire, water, disease, pollution, accident, storm, riot, terrorism, and enemy action. It chronicles well-known episodes like...