"Spence's narrative is as rich as the lively ballads and polemical pamphlets from which he regularly harvests his quotations. This book should rapidly gain a place on the reading lists of medical, urban, and early modern historians." Prof. Jonathan Reinarz, University of Birmingham
"A scholarly and well-crafted study that deepens our understanding of life in early modern London" Prof. James Sharpe, University of York
"Packed with information and meticulously researched, Accidents and Violent Death will be appreciated not just by urban historians, but by anyone interested in the social and economic life of the early modern city." Dr Hannah Newton, University of Reading
"A good book should provoke debate as well as admiration, and this book succeeds in both respects." Prof. Steven Gunn, Merton College, Oxford
"Thought-provoking and pioneering scholarship in a more complex than previously anticipated field of study." Danielle Shaw, University of East Anglia
“This book will be of great interest to social, cultural and economic historians of the 17th and 18th centuries.” Anonymous reviewer for Boydell
London in the 1690s: A Social Atlas
Published by
CMH/IHR
(2000)
Published by
CMH/IHR
(2000)
“A superlative work of historical geography … a substantial achievement in metropolitan history” Prof. John Spurr, University of Wales, Swansea
“A monumental work” Prof. Ann M. Carlos, University of Colorado
“Essential” Prof. Tim Hitchcock, University of Sussex
Lincoln: A History and Celebration of the City
Published by
Francis Frith for Waterstones/Sainsburys
(2004 & 2015)
Published by
Francis Frith for Waterstones/Sainsburys
(2004 & 2015)
Archaeological
Site Manual
Published by
Museum of London
(1990/94)
Site Manual
Published by
Museum of London
(1990/94)