In the Shadow of St. Paul''s Cathedral - The Churchyard That Shaped London

St. Paul's Churchyard was a center for debate and protest, knowledge and gossip, for a thousand years. Margaret Willes tells the full story of this bustling area for the first time: from medieval folkmoots and Shakespeare searching for inspiration among the bookshops, to the Great Fire of 1666 and the devastating destruction of the Blitz.

About the author

Margaret Willes, formerly publisher at the National Trust, is author of several books, including The Curious World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, Reading Matters, and The Gardens of the British Working Class. She lives in London.

Summary

The extraordinary story of St. Paul's Churchyard-the area of London that was a center of social and intellectual life for more than a millennium

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Willes
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780300249835
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24983-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture