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.
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A thousand years of Billingsgate Market
The prize catch of London’s fish trade, home to a unique culture and generations of working history
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
Madame Prunier’s luxury fish restaurant
This 20th-century restaurant brought stylish Parisian seafood to the heart of the West End
How gas lamps illuminated London
A cheaper and brighter way out of the darkness
Nonsuch Palace: Henry VIII’s lost pearl
A spectacular Tudor palace demolished to pay debts
Nicholas Culpeper: A pioneer of holistic medicine
A 17th-century herbalist who challenged the medical establishment
What was Bloody Sunday 1887?
A demonstration of desperate working-class Londoners met with police brutality
Dobell’s Record Shop was a jazz fan’s dream
A hub of London’s jazz, blues and folk scene for nearly 50 years
The Thames Tunnel: Marc Brunel’s engineering marvel
A world first right under the River Thames
