Westminster: A Biography: From Earliest Times to the Present

by Robert Shepherd

This is the remarkable story of Westminster, a royal capital that became the birthplace of parliamentary government and the centre of a world power. It is about the place, its people and their close relationship. They have made and shaped one another. The ancient heart of Westminster is only the size of a village, yet it boasts world famous buildings: the Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and Number 10 Downing Street. As befits a village, Westminster...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826423809
• ISBN13: 9780826423801
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"