SECRET ISLINGTON AND CLERKWELL (PB)

Secret Islington and Clerkenwell delves into this historic area’s often unknown but colourful past. You will discover what made the area initially so attractive to farmers and dairy maids and why so many monastic communities settled here in the Middle Ages. It highlights the role that great revolutionary figures such as Wat Tyler, Lenin, Mazzini and Garibaldi have played in Clerkenwell, as well as the contribution made by its many immigrants. This book will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of these areas of London.