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Author: Roy Porter

London: A Social History – Roy Porter

London: A Social History - Roy Porter
London: A Social History – Roy Porter

A slow read, started after Queens’ Play way back in late October.

Fascinating, but repetitive (for emphasis?) in places. Published in 1994, the final chapter is full of doom and gloom, with the glory years of the Millennium to the 2012 Olympics yet to come.

Publisher’s page: London: A Social History – Roy Porter

Author MaryPosted on 17 December 201718 December 2017Categories HistoryTags Roy Porter

About Me

Born and brought up in Solihull, I studied at St Andrews and in Chester before moving to live and work in London. In 2020 I relocated to Herefordshire.

I’ve done a variety of jobs in the legal sector, focusing on the knowledge management and technology side of things since 2000. You’ll find details on LinkedIn.

SparklyTrainers is about my world outside work. As you’ll see, I love to travel, take photos and read.

My email is [my firstname] @ [my surname].com

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