A Haberdashery Shop on London Bridge: Journal of a Georgian Gentleman The fascinating story of eighteenth century haberdasher who recorded what...
The Postmodern Detective: Contemporary London Crime Fiction The urban detective has traditionally been a figure supremely able...
Docklands: The extension of London's financial centre In this lecture, Dame Amelia Fawcett outlines the historical development...
The Dictionary City: Londoners and the Oxford English Dictionary The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary was one of...
Richard Hakluyt: London’s role in navigation and history Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) is famous for his Principal Navigations, intended...
The Tudor Port of London: Archaeological evidence for goods handled through the Tudor Port This conference presents an overview of the Tudor Port, the...
John Colet and Sir Thomas More: The Publishing Trade in London in the Early 16th Century In 1509 John Colet and Thomas More joined the Mercers'...
The History and Music of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish Congregation in the City of London Bevis Marks Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the UK...
London’s Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital In 1739, Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
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