The Smoke of London

University Printing House, Cambridge cb2 8bs, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781107421318 © William M. Cavert 2016 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2016 Printed in the United Kingdom by Clays, St Ives plc A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Names: Cavert, William M., author Title: The smoke of London : energy and environment in the early modern city / William M. Cavert. Description: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016. | Series: Cambridge studies in early modern British history | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016004339 | isbn 9781107073005 (hardback) Subjects: LCSH: Smoke – Environmental aspects – England – London – History. | Air – Pollution – England – London – History. | Air – Pollution – Social aspects – England – London – History. | Coal – Environmental aspects – United States. Classification: LCC TD884.C37 2016 | DDC 363.738/70942120903–dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016004339 isbn 978-1-107-07300-5 Hardback isbn 978-1-107-42131-8 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.