{"product_id":"londons-triumph-9780141978116","title":"Londons Triumph","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Consistently illuminating ... Like all the best stories, it is about the timeless tides of power and influence ... trade deals can sometimes be sexy, thrilling and epic'' Sinclair McKay, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife in Europe was fundamentally changed in the 16th century by the astonishing discoveries of the New World and of direct sea routes to Asia.  To start with England was hardly involved and London remained a gloomy, introverted medieval city.  But as the century progressed something extraordinary happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Alford''s evocative, original and fascinating new book uses the same skills that made his widely praised \u003ci\u003eThe Watchers \u003c\/i\u003eso successful, bringing to life the network of merchants, visionaries, crooks and sailors who changed London forever.  In a sudden explosion of energy English ships were suddenly found all over the world - trading with Russia and the Levant, exploring Virginia and the Arctic, and fanning out across the Indian Ocean.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExceptionally rich and variegated...This might be a book for ministers to take on holiday in the summer. -- Jessie Childs * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eVivid and informative... somehow one can't help wondering whether there might be a lesson [here] for British commerce today. -- Noel Malcolm * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is crammed with unexpected sidelights of 16th century London * Times *\u003cbr\u003eA city contending with immigration, religious difference and the threat of violence... the unspoken comparisons that haunt this story are unavoidably poignant * Times Higher Education Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eLike all the best stories, it is about the timeless tides of power and influence... consistently illuminating and filled with pleasing resonance -- Sinclair McKay * Spectator *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47832684101975,"sku":"9780141978116","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141978116.jpg?v=1710336694","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/londons-triumph-9780141978116","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}