London History

The Thames Ferrymen

Stand at Bankside today and you’ll be jostled by tourists photographing the Tate, couples queuing for the Globe, and joggers…

11 months ago

The Roman Boat Under Guy’s Hospital

Deep below the 14 storey Guy's Hospital in London are the preserved remains of a Roman boat. The remains of…

11 months ago

The Day a London Bus Jumped Tower Bridge

London has seen its share of moments but few events combine slapstick comedy and genuine peril quite like the morning…

11 months ago

The Forgotten Fighter of Whitechapel: The Life and Death of Alec Munroe

In the clatter and coal-smoke of Victorian London, amid the swirling soot of empire and exploitation, there lived a man…

1 year ago

London’s Ancient City Walls

The Hidden Skeleton of Roman London London doesn’t shout about its oldest bones. It lets you stumble over them, like…

1 year ago

Charles Ignatius Sancho: London’s Most Extraordinary 18th-Century Gentleman

In a century wracked by empire, powdered wigs, and the polite hypocrisies of Georgian England, Charles Ignatius Sancho did something…

1 year ago

The Night Soil Men of London: When the Streets Ran Brown

Long before London's sewers became the underground marvel they are today—racing waste away like a shameful secret—there were the Night…

1 year ago

The Lady of the Thames: A Medieval Execution

The remains of a woman, dating back some 1,200 years, uncovered on the banks of the River Thames, have revealed…

1 year ago

Bartholomew Fair: London’s Raucous Medieval Spectacle

For over seven centuries, Bartholomew Fair reigned as London’s most raucous and dazzling festival, a spectacle that blurred the lines…

1 year ago

Ten Paces: The Duelling Days of London

Before Instagram beefs and Twitter spats, there was a more dignified way to settle an insult in London: you got up…

1 year ago

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