Jacob F. Field - London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666: Disaster and Recovery

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Names: Field, Jacob, author.

Title: London, Londoners and the Great Fire of 1666 : disaster and

recovery / by Jacob F. Field.

Description: New York : Routledge, 2018. | Series: Routledge

research in early modern history | Includes bibliographical

references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017028242 (print) | LCCN 2017028721 (ebook) |

ISBN 9781315099323 (ebook) | ISBN 9781138207141 (hardback :

alkaline paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Great Fire, London, England, 1666. | FiresSocial

aspectsEnglandLondonHistory17th century. | DisastersSocial

aspectsEnglandLondonHistory17th century. | Disaster

reliefEnglandLondonHistory17th century. | Urban

renewalEnglandLondonHistory17th century. | London

(England)History17th century. | London (England)Social

conditions17th century. | London (England)Economic

conditions17th century.

Classification: LCC DA681 (ebook) | LCC DA681 .F54 2018 (print) |

DDC 942.1/2066dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017028242

ISBN: 978-1-138-20714-1 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-09932-3 (ebk)

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Without the support of my family, friends and colleagues, the researching and writing of this book would have been impossible. Firstly I would like to thank my parents, Ellen and Paul, who have unconditionally supported and inspired me. I owe them more than I can express. To my late sister, Eowyn Jane, I miss you every day. I would also like to thank my parents partners, Ian and Pam, as well as the rest of my family from across the world, especially my grandparents Grandma Billie and the late Albert Cretella, Aussie Granddad and Nana. Finally I must thank my wife Emily, who makes me feel lucky every day and never stopped believing in me; I will always be thankful for this and for her. I would also like to thank my in-laws, the Bell family, for welcoming me so warmly into their midst.

My friends have kept me from getting too lost in the seventeenth century through their good company and encouragement in the twenty-first. I would like to thank my second families: the Tomiczeks (Caroline, Isaac and Safiya) and the Blitzes (Biggi, Barry, Jonas and David), as well as the Greenwalds (Ava Seave, Bruce and Diana), who have provided generous support throughout my academic life, and Mark Ravenhill. I would also like to thank: James, Samir, Ali and Al; the Greens (especially my goddaughter Isabel); Niheer, Dan, Rich, Tina, Neil, Jillian, Chris, Laura, Josh and the Heortons; and Elly, Corin, Toby, Pete, Alli and Ellie.

This book could not have been undertaken without the help of the people who care for the records it depends upon. I have relied heavily on the help and advice of those who work at the Guildhall Library, the London Metropolitan Archives and the National Archives. I have also used the resources of the Robinson Library at Newcastle, the British Library, the London Library and the Wellcome Library.

My greatest academic debt is to my doctoral supervisor at Newcastle University, Jeremy Boulton, who has been a constant source of knowledge and constructive criticism, and whose expertise and assiduousness has been invaluable. I would also like to thank my second supervisor Helen Berry. This book has benefited greatly from the input of the two examiners of the doctoral thesis upon which it was based: Ian Archer and Rachel Hammersley. My colleagues during my postdoctoral work at the University of Cambridge have also been incredibly helpful and stimulating in particular Amy Erickson, Gill Newton, Max Satchell, Leigh Shaw-Taylor and Tony Wrigley. I have also been blessed with wonderful support from my colleagues at Massey and Waikato universities, especially Michael Belgrave, James Beattie, Peter Lineham and Rowland Weston. I am also grateful for conversations, correspondence and advice with many other historians over the years, including Sylvia Brown, Ian Doolittle, Vanessa Harding, Philippa Hubbard, John Landers, David Marsh, Joseph Monteyne, Osamu Saito, Chiaki Yamamoto and Matthew Yeo. I would also like to thank the two anonymous peer reviewers of this book for their perceptive and constructive comments, as well as the editorial team at Routledge.