London history
Upcoming London history Lectures
From his childhood acquaintance with London, when he feared he might become ‘a little robber or a little vagabond’, Charles D...
The prospect of an apprenticeship attracted thousands of youths to the guild masters of early modern London. Where did apprentices...
The Livery Companies of the City of London are unique in their survi...
Past London history Lectures
The extraordinary story of this neglected quarter of London that in the late 19th century boasted seven major hospitals, of which only...
Bethlem Hospital was an integral part of London’s charitable provision for the poor in medieval and early modern times. Hand in hand...
In 1739, Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight of children dying on the dung heaps of London. These children, mostly foundlings...
Today, any mention of the medieval leper conjures up alarming images of exclusion, ostracism and fear, but such ideas are...
The prospect of an apprenticeship attracted thousands of youths to the guild masters of early modern London. Where did apprentices come...
Trade and craft associations have flourished all over Europe for many centuries, but the City of London companies, now collectively...
A continuation of the story of St Paul's...
2011 is the 300th anniversary of the completion of Christopher Wren's...
2011 is the 300th anniversary of the completion of...
Bevis Marks Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the UK (consecrated 1701), and is the 'cathedral synagogue' of a community which...
One of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies still in existence today is the granting of the Freedom of the City of London. ...
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