LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Wax work models are positioned in The Map Room in Cabinet War Rooms bunker, which has been preserved entirely unchanged since the second World War, on August 27, 2009 in ...
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27 fun and interesting facts about London’s history
TikTok account Look Up London is sharing videos of walking around London and telling hidden history behind various sites, ...
A scholar recently discovered the exact location of the bard’s London home—shedding light on his final years and revealing new insights into how women inherited property in the 17th century.
63AD. "Vigilies" appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus, they were to look out for fires during the night on the streets of Londinium. The Vigilies were the first organized Firefighters in London and ...
For over a century, the London Underground Roundel has gotten into the DNA of some of the world’s top designers. A new book explores how. “Like many millions of other people commuting through London, ...
Built as a fortress by William the Conqueror beginning in the 1070s, the UNESCO-listed Tower of London is one of the city's most iconic landmarks. Once a palace for monarchs, a formidable state prison ...
To date, scientists and archaeologists alike have been unable able to state assuredly that the disease behind the deaths was in fact the Bubonic Plague – until now. DNA sequenced from ancient ...
At 320 years old, Bevis Marks in London is the oldest continually functioning synagogue in Europe. So it is perhaps unsurprising that recent plans to erect two (very tall) skyscrapers overshadowing ...
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