London stories
Explore the stories of the world's greatest city and uncover the hidden treasures of our collections.
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The River Thames
Dive into stories about the key waterway that shaped – and has been shaped by – London
The Huguenots in London
These French refugees worked silk in Spitalfields and silver in Soho, weaving a lasting legacy
Fast food & feasts: Where did Tudor Londoners eat out?
Meat pies, alehouse snacks and boiled sheep’s feet sold on the streets
Inside St Paul’s Cathedral
Tiptoe through these tranquil photographs from the early 1900s
Photographing London after dark
When the sun set, Alan Delaney took out his camera, capturing a ghostly city marked by shadow
Who was publicly executed in London?
Thirteen tales of the cooks, rebels, bankers and king who died in front of a watching crowd
Malorie Blackman’s books shaped Britain’s youth
The south-east Londoner writes diverse fictional worlds for young people of all ages
Zadie Smith: Writing north-west London
The author of books like White Teeth and The Fraud uses the north-west suburbs as her canvas
Mapping London’s execution landscape
In central London, you’re never further than 5km from a known site of execution
The outdoor theatres of Tudor London
Late 16th-century London was Shakespeare’s playground, where theatre thrived on open-air stages
Atmospheric photographs of Hampstead Heath
Observing the living landscape of London’s urban wilderness
London’s historic buildings & famous places
In London, Roman ruins rub shoulders with Brutalist towers, Tudor homes and modern landmarks
Street life & work in 1877
John Thomson’s fascinating photographs reveal the lives of workers in 19th-century London
Ethel Smyth: Composer & Suffragette
Through love, music and activism, Smyth pushed back at the limits society placed on her
Memories of a demolished Hoxton estate
Capturing the Longbow House community in the midst of east London regeneration
