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A Brief History of the Bakerloo Line

Like a lightning bolt running through the city, the Bakerloo line...

A Brief History of the Hammersmith & City Railway

Every day people take a London Underground train to get from...

Tube Histories: A Brief History of the Metropolitan Line

Welcome to a new series on the histories of each of...

Ten Interesting Facts about the City of London Corporation

When people think of London government, what they’re really thinking of...

Exhibition Report: The World of Stonehenge Exhibition at British Museum

When a major London exhibition gets repeated five-star reviews and is...

The Museum of London prepares to close for 3 years for big move (and changes its name)

One of the big things happening in London heritage is that...

Flurry of interest in American Thames wartime wreck packed with explosives

A Second World War wreck which is packed with thousands of...

William Morris and his life and London Connections

William Morris (1834–96) was a man of many talents. His life,...

London History: Ten Important London Events of the 2000s

A new London for a new millennium.  With the advent of...

London History: Ten Important London Events of the 1990s

For many of us, the London of the 1990s was the...

British Museum in London hails ‘homecoming’ of world’s oldest map of the stars

The British Museum has welcomed the “homecoming” of the Nebra Sky...

The Tower of London and Its Importance to the City

For centuries, the Tower of London has held an important role...

What is Cockney Rhyming Slang?

In any language, a kind of sub-language can develop.  These are...

Ten Most Important London Events of the 1980s

London of the 1980s may seem like a gritty and grey...

Ten Interesting Facts about the Lord Mayor’s Show

The Lord Mayor’s Show is one of the top annual events...

London History: Ten Important London Events of the 1970s

From the Swinging 60s to the “Me Decade” of the 1970s,...

The London Fiver – Five Places to Visit in London for Winston Churchill History

Certainly one of the greatest Prime Ministers in the history of...

London History: Ten Important London Events of the 1960s

Welcome to Swinging London!  The 1960s were undoubtedly a period of...

A Brief History of the London Docklands

Prior to the 19th Century, London didn’t have purpose-built docks.  Going...

London: Port City – New Exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands

This major new exhibition reveals the scale of the capital's 'hidden'...

London History: Ten Important London Events of the 1950s

Moving on from the 1940s, the 1950s were the start of...

Foundling Museum – Fighting Talk: One Man’s Journey From Abandonment to Trafalgar

The Foundling Museum is a wonderful place to visit and has...

British Museum to display ‘world’s oldest surviving map of the stars’

The British Museum is to display what it says is the...

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