Nine programmes about government, society, and ideas in early Stuart England 4: The growth of London
One of the main features of early seventeenth-century English society was the growth of London.
F. J. FISHER , Professor of Economic History in the London School of Economics, considers the reasons for the growth of the metropolis; and discusses the relationship between the importance of London and the political conflicts of the time.
With readings from contemporary sources by John Glen and Denis Goacher
Produced by Adrian Johnson
Peter Laslett on Thomas Hoboes , the intellectual in a time of crisis: Tuesday at 7.0 p.m.