Project Gutenberg 2012-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 57 Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard) 1857 1931 Lethaby, William Richard 03010260 London Before the Conquest Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "London Before the Conquest" by W. R. Lethaby is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the ancient topography of London, delving into its origins, legends, and the evolution of its infrastructure from the Roman period through the early Saxon era. Lethaby aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the city's historical context, examining previous misunderstandings and offering critical insights into its development. At the start of the book, Lethaby establishes the uniqueness of London's historical narrative, noting a lack of comprehensive studies of its ancient layout. He explores the name "London," tracing its Roman and Celtic roots while referencing various historical theories about its foundation. The opening also discusses the legend of London’s founding, presenting various traditional accounts and critiquing them against archaeological and historical records. Through this initial analysis, Lethaby sets the foundation for a deeper exploration of London's structure, roads, and the prominent figures associated with its early history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40271/40271-h/images/cover.jpg en London (England) -- History -- To 1500 DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 346456 346414 2024-09-17T05:11:17.542934 2023-09-17T13:25:25.760035 text/html text/html 346980 2012-07-18T12:34:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3390225 2012-07-18T12:34:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4250721 2024-09-17T05:11:24.463939 application/epub+zip 4253586 2024-09-17T05:11:18.885942 application/epub+zip 182052 2024-09-17T05:11:18.219885 application/epub+zip 4362671 2024-09-17T05:11:28.319855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4312372 2024-09-17T05:11:23.740904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248190 2022-09-18T12:30:07.335994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274855 274665 2024-09-17T05:11:16.378885 2023-09-17T13:25:24.849016 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 274492 2012-07-18T12:34:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104688 2012-07-18T12:34:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 274577 2012-07-18T12:34:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104613 2012-07-18T12:34:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20185 2024-09-17T05:11:28.464839 application/rdf+xml 14929 2024-09-17T05:11:18.345911 image/jpeg 1838 2024-09-17T05:11:18.283903 image/jpeg 3415193 2024-09-17T05:11:17.701920 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia