London two months. The fortifications failed their only test when the New Model Army entered London in 1647, and they were levelled by Parliament the same year. London was plagued by disease in the early 17th century, culminating in the Great Plague of 1665–1666, which killed up to 100,000 people, or a fifth of the population. The Great Fire of London broke out in 1666 in Pudding Lane in the city and quickly swept through the wooden buildings. Rebuilding took over ten years and was supervised by Robert Hooke as Surveyor of London. In 1708 Christopher Wren's masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral
Japanese Bankers in the City of London do recommend this book for those who can get through its linguistic ineptitude". Mathews stated that the book may be compared to "Japanese Bosses, Chinese Workers" by Heung Wah Wong. Japanese Bankers in the City of London Japanese Bankers in the City of London: Language, Culture and Identity in the Japanese Diaspora is a 2000 nonfiction book by Junko Sakai (酒井 順子 "Sakai Junko"), published by Routledge. This book describes the lives and cultures of employees at Japanese companies working in their London offices, including Japanese and British employees. Ines Sanmiguel of Rikkyo University stated that the book's audience includes