Liza Picard

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January 01, 1927

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Liza Picard was born in 1927. She read law at the London School of Economics and qualified as a barrister, but did not practise. She spent many years working in the office of the Solicitor of the Inland Revenue and lived in Gray’s Inn and Hackney, before retiring to live in Oxford.

Her legal training encouraged her to seek original evidence, rather than rely on other peoples' research. This she says ‘is always to be recommended. It’s hard work but can be fascinating.’ Restoration London, the result of many years' interest and research into London life, was her first book.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 1,085 ratings · 102 reviews · 5 distinct works · Similar authors

	Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dr. Johnson's London: Coffee-Houses and Climbing Boys, Medicine, Toothpaste and Gin, Poverty and Press-Gangs, Freakshows and Female Education 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Restoration London 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of London (4 Volume Set): Elizabeth's London, Dr. Johnson's London, Restoration London and Victorian London 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I am not a properly trained historian. I am a lawyer by trade, and an inquisitive, practical woman by character.”
― Liza Picard

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