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Free FreeParliamentary archivist and historian Caroline Shenton won the 2013 Political Book of the Year with her hugely-successful debut book "The Day Parliament Burned Down". Now she has written a sequel, about what happened next - the extraordinary tale of how Britain's most famous building came to be, focussing on Charles Barry - the man who created it against all the odds. Come and hear Caroline talk about the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament and some of the wonderful, hilarious, and tragic stories she uncovered.
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2016-10-18 2016-10-18 Europe/London Mr Barry’s War: Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament after the Great Fire of 1834 Come and hear Caroline talk about the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament and some of the wonderful, hilarious, and tragic stories she uncovered. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/10/18/mr-barrys-war-rebuilding-the-houses-of-parliament-after-the-great-fire-of-1834-109146 Guildhall Library,Aldermanbury,London,LondonLocation
Guildhall Library,
Aldermanbury,
London,
London,
EC2V 7HH
London,
London,
EC2V 7HH
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