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Free Download Citizen of London: Richard Whittington – The Boy Who Would Be Mayor by Michael McCarthy
English | December 15, 2022 | ISBN: 1787387917 | 424 pages | PDF | 7.39 Mb
This book brings to life the extraordinary story of Richard Whittington, from his arrival in London as a young boy to his death in 1423, against a backdrop of plague, political instability and war; turbulence between Crown, City and Commons; and the financial demands of three kings, to whom Whittington was mercer, lender and fixer.

Free Download Citizen of London: Richard Whittington: The Boy Who Would Be Mayor by Michael McCarthy
English | September 29th, 2022 | ISBN: 1787387917 | 424 pages | True EPUB | 3.78 MB
The extraordinary story of Richard Whittington, from his arrival in London as a young boy to his death in 1423, against a backdrop of plague, politics and war; turbulence between Crown, City and Commons; and the unrelenting financial demands of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V, to whom Whittington was mercer, lender and fixer.