Crime, Corruption and Murder in One of the World's Great Cities. From plagues and poverty to financial scandals, serial killers to public executions, mad monarchs to barbaric mental asylums, 'Bloody History of London' reaches deeply into the city's long history and ranges widely across the social, political and cultural life of the metropolis. Immensely entertaining and illustrated with 180 colour and black and white artworks, this book is an engaging and highly informative exploration of the highlights of London lowlife and the depravities of London's high life.