An Infernal Spark: Drink, Addiction and Disease Addiction is a familiar feature of contemporary society. Not only...
A Haberdashery Shop on London Bridge: Journal of a Georgian Gentleman The fascinating story of eighteenth century haberdasher who recorded what...
The Art of the Underground: 150 Years of Re-designing London The London Underground today is one of the world’s largest...
‘This ain’t the shop for justice’: Crime in Dickens’s London From his childhood acquaintance with London, when he feared he...
The Lost Hospitals of London: St Luke’s The extraordinary story of this neglected quarter of London that...
The Lost Hospitals of London: Bethlem Hospital - Worth a Visit? Bethlem Hospital was an integral part of London’s charitable provision...
London’s Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital In 1739, Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight...
The Lost Hospitals of London: Leprosaria Today, any mention of the medieval leper conjures up alarming...
Apprenticeship in early modern London: The economic origins and destinations of City apprentices in the 16th and 17th centuries The prospect of an apprenticeship attracted thousands of youths to...