This is an account of the evolution of the government of London from the tempestuous days of the Commune in the late 12th century to the calmer waters of Tudor ... » 

This is an account of the evolution of the government of London from the tempestuous days of the Commune in the late 12th century to the calmer waters of Tudor England. In this 300-year period Londoners learnt how to construct and to manage, self-government at the king's command. «