London stories
Explore the stories of the world's greatest city, from prehistory to the present day, and uncover the hidden treasures of our collections.
All stories
A history of the Tower of London
The Norman castle that’s been standing for almost a millennium
How did the Romans care for their dead?
A city shaped by shifting ideas about death and the afterlife
The East India Company was the world’s most powerful corporation
How an office in the City of London took control of a subcontinent
What is the Salvation Army?
The evangelical Christian group on a mission to save people
What was life like in post-war London?
The decades that brought reconstruction, deindustrialisation, activism and cultural revolution
Jacob’s Island: One of the worst slums in London
Immortalised by Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist
The match girls’ strike of 1888
The actions of women in an east London match factory ignited a labour movement
Cheapside: London’s original high street
How a medieval market became a hub for luxury goods
What was life like in Victorian London?
An era of massive change for the world’s largest city
London’s abandoned & long-lost Tube stations
Disused, dismantled and disappeared underground
Purple, white & green: How the Suffragettes built a brand
Visual identity, fashion and politics mix for the first time
The Suffragettes’ window-smashing campaign of 1912
The start of mass organised direct action in the fight for women’s right to vote
Why were some Suffragettes under surveillance?
The police used covert photography to identify Suffragette militants
