Elizabeth's London

Like its acclaimed predecessors, Restoration London and Dr. Johnson's London, this book is the result of the author's passionate interest in the practical details of everyday life - and the conditions in which most people lived - so often ignored in conventional history books. The book begins with the River Thames, which - from its surly water-men to its great occasions - played such a central part in the city's life. It moves on to the streets, houses and gardens; cooking, housework and shopping; clothes, jewelry and make-up; health and medicine; sex and food; education, etiquette and hobbies; religion, law and crime.