Name: Black Plaques London: Memorials to Misadventure
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Author: John Ambrose Hide

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Black Plaques London: Memorials to Misadventure

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Physical Book

Publisher

The History Press

Author

John Ambrose Hide

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

360

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780750989954

Synopsis "Black Plaques London: Memorials to Misadventure "

Black Plaques are not to be found proudly mounted on a wall—and for good reason. What with their commemoration of a brutal execution outside Westminster Abbey, the selling of sex toys in St. James’s Park, and an intruder at Buckingham Palace with Royal undergarments stuffed down his trousers, this is not the sort of historical subject matter authorities choose to grace a building’s façade or depict on a visitor information board. In fact, many people might hope such indecorous and inconvenient episodes remain quietly overlooked. But this book jogs such artful lapses of memory and at 150 locations across London, Black Plaques lift the carefully placed rug to discover a big stain. The unseemly blemishes brought to light recall moments when mankind was not enjoying its finest hour, so there are scenes every reader should find disturbing.

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