Discover objects, stories and blogs that tell us about death and disaster through London’s history.
An estimated 100,000 people died in London’s last major plague epidemic
The Great Fire of London in 1666 had a surprising outcome: the creation of modern property insurance
Roman burials have been found in London for centuries
A tale of religion and Parliament which ends abruptly in 1649
12,000 people died when a toxic polluted fog descended on London
Is this what the king wore on his final day?
73 people died when an east London factory making TNT caught fire and exploded
Found after 5,000 years in the mud
A smell so incredibly awful it demanded a modern sewer solution
Did these 39 skulls belong to gladiators?
13 young Black people died in this 1981 tragedy, which led to the Brixton Uprising
In 1666 an "infinite fire” consumed the city
This 2017 blaze killed 72 people – a preventable tragedy which triggered calls for justice
The only Magnificent Seven cemetery that doubles as a tree garden
London’s most famous graveyard, where the tomb of Karl Marx attracts fans, critics and the curious
How a prince made this graveyard a desirable resting place for the Victorian dead
Exploring histories of pain and exploitation in one English novelist’s writing desk
The appalling case of 130 enslaved Africans murdered for an insurance claim
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