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Sir Nicholas Kenyon gathers together some of the leading authorities on London’s architecture for a journey through the history of the ‘Square Mile’. London has been England’s capital for nearly 2,000 years. It has seen the rise of the Romans, when it became a thriving military base; the Great Fire, which destroyed 13,500 buildings; the Blitz; and has been reborn today with its towering skyscrapers. The City of London focuses on eight different districts of the Square Mile and celebrates in words and pictures the buildings, public squares and gardens. It is edited by Sir Nicholas, managing director of the Barbican Centre and a former controller of BBC Radio 3 and director of the BBC Proms.