![]() The Celtic tribes opposing his army are ferocious but undisciplined the religion of the druids is fading, leaving no clear social structure. Rutherfurd, author of the equally massive best-sellers "Sarum" and "Russka," begins the tale during the first skirmishes with England - by Julius Caesar in 54 B.C. "London," the novel, is also a sprawling epic, as is the story of the city. The rest is history, and, as it turns out, quite a good story - especially in the hands of novelist Edward Rutherfurd. and saw the strategic value of a bend where the river they called "Tamesis" narrowed enough to be bridged and connect the roads that pulled their new colony together. ![]() It didn't even exist until the Romans conquered the country in 43 A.D. For most of the early eras of England, London didn't matter. ![]()
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