The Palace of Westminster from Westminster Bridge

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Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy

Why Charles I was executed

A tale of religion and Parliament which ends abruptly in 1649

From our experts
From our experts

How Moss Bros transformed with London’s fashion industry

Moss Bros is one of the longest-surviving Jewish-founded firms in London fashion

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From our experts

Why fashion manufacturing moved away from London

From the 1940s onwards, here’s why many London-based fashion makers struggled to retain their base in the capital

Games
Games

Quiz: Which London river are you?

From the currents of the Thames to the secrets of the Walbrook, which river are you most like?

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

David Garrick: A theatre sensation

This innovative 18th-century actor had an influence on all aspects of British theatre

Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism

How Black Friday changed the Suffragette struggle

A day of aggression in the battle for women’s right to vote

Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style

Hardy Amies: London’s great tailor & couturier

The Savile Row-based designer had a long career spanning luxurious couture and casual menswear

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Collections

From mammoths to pets: London's prehistoric beasts

Follow us on a journey of London animals from the Old Stone Age to the Iron Age

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

Skating through the history of London’s ice rinks

Did you know ice rinks were invented in London? And the earliest version was made from pig fat?

Politics & Society
Politics & Society

Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot

The explosive plan that gave us Bonfire Night

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Collections

Christmas morning on the streets of London

On the one day of the year that the museum is closed, follow a tranquil path through the city's streets.

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Collections

Music icons, Soho fashion streets & the Swinging 60s

Here’s how music and fashion were intrinsically linked in 1960s London

Nature & Environment
Nature & Environment

London pigeons: A bird's eye view of history

Love them or hate them, pigeons have been part of London for over 1,000 years

Music & Subculture
Music & Subculture

The glamorous life of opera singer Adelina Patti

One of the most successful sopranos of the 1800s, Patti gained fame, wealth and a castle in Wales

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Collections

Of Victorian cravat pins and Cleopatra’s Needle

How did a chip off a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk wind up as a fashionable Victorian cravat pin?

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

The Ballets Russes in London

This pioneering touring dance company made the capital their home in the early 1900s

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

The great ballet dancer Anna Pavlova

A Russian-born star who took the world by storm in the early 1900s

London Places
London Places

Selfridges: The store that shook up London shopping

With its bold advertising and top customer service, Selfridges brought American glamour to the capital