The 2000 Year Story of Greenwich.
Greenwich, Britain's millennium celebration site, has been an emblem of British history for over two thousand years.
The home of global time since the Royal Observatory was founded there in the 1670s, Greenwich resonates with echoes of great characters and stirring national events. Its history is rich with tales of royal courting and banishment, of scientific discovery and invention, of departure and exploration.
In this fascinating and vivid account, Clive Aslet traces the footprints of Viking marauders, Christian martyrs, rebels, kings, criminals, sailors, scientists, architects, writers, politicians and many more to reveal a unique history of England.
