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The Great Fire of London

The bestselling novelist describes the Great Fire.

As so often, the setting came first. The Great Fire of London raged for four days in September 1666, destroying most of the ancient walled City, including old St Paul’s, the medieval cathedral, and more than 13,000 houses. Seventy thousand people were made homeless,...

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Andrew Taylor discusses the Restoration, his contemporary novelists, and his writing.

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Andrew Taylor, what prompted you to choose the period that you wrote your first book in? Apart from a series set in the 1950s, and a thriller set in the 1940s and 1950s, my first historical novel was The American Boy. This is set in Regency England. Subject and...

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Andrew Taylor has published more than 30 crime and historical novels. They include The American Boy and The Ashes of London, both number one bestsellers, as well as the Lydmouth series set in the 1950s. His Roth Trilogy was adapted for television as Fallen Angel. He reviews for The Times and the Spectator.

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