The story of Greenwich
By: Clive Aslet.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Greenwich (London, England) -- History.
Other titles: Greenwich
Description: This biography of a small British city begins in Roman times, when the town on the Thames housed a mysterious temple, and follows two thousand years of turbulent events--from Elizabeth I signing Mary Queen of Scots' death warrant to the construction of the city's famous observatories.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-282) and index.