Story of London
Henry B. Wheatley
Play
Length 12 h 49 min
Chapters 24
First published 1904
A non-exhaustive history of London from the earliest settlement up to early modern times, focusing on the daily lives of its citizens, the appearance of the city, and the more important characters and events in its development during the medieval period.
The first half of the book focuses on the manners and morals of the people, and the second half of the book focuses on the government and major institutions of medieval London.
This book is part of the "Mediaeval Town" series published in the early 20th century. (Summary by Paul Lawley-Jones)
Chapters
1
Dedication and Preface Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 6:44
2
CHAPTER I - Introduction: Early History of London to the Norman Conquest Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 39:55
3
CHAPTER II - The Walled Town and its Streets, part 1 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 38:05
4
CHAPTER II - The Walled Town and its Streets, part 2 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 36:25
5
CHAPTER II - The Walled Town and its Streets, part 3 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 33:44
6
CHAPTER III - Round the Town with Chaucer and the Poets of his Time Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 37:32
7
CHAPTER IV - The River and the Bridge Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 35:52
8
CHAPTER V - The King's Palace--The Tower Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 42:33
9
CHAPTER VI - Manners, part 1 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 30:26
10
CHAPTER VI - Manners, part 2 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 32:11
11
CHAPTER VII - Health, Disease and Sanitation, part 1 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 39:36
12
CHAPTER VII - Health, Disease and Sanitation, part 2 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 31:15
13
CHAPTER VII - Health, Disease and Sanitation, part 3 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 34:24
14
CHAPTER VII - Health, Disease and Sanitation, part 4 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 13:04
15
CHAPTER VIII - The Governors of the City, part 1 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 28:47
16
CHAPTER VIII - The Governors of the City, part 2 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 29:38
17
CHAPTER VIII - The Governors of the City, part 3 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 33:05
18
CHAPTER IX - Officials of the City Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 18:47
19
CHAPTER X - Commerce and Trade, part 1 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 32:13
20
CHAPTER X - Commerce and Trade, part 2 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 37:57
21
CHAPTER X - Commerce and Trade, part 3 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 34:48
22
CHAPTER XI - The Church and Education, part 1 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 33:04
23
CHAPTER XI - The Church and Education, part 2 Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 32:33
24
CHAPTER XII - London from Mediæval to Modern Times Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 36:34
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
