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When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire
Publisher Description
We are accustomed to regard the Reign of Charles II. as one of the most inglorious periods of English History; but this was far from being the case. It is true that the extravagance and profligacy of the Court were carried to a point unknown before or since, forming, —by the indignation they excited among the people at large, —the main cause of the overthrow of the House of Stuart.