Guy Fawkes

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.

Londony trivia for a Monday morning.

More historical trivia for a Monday Morning.

This Week In London’s History Monday – 1st November 1848: Retail business W H Smith opens its first railway bookstall, at Euston Station. Tuesday – 2nd November 1785: London coachbuilder Lionel Lakin patents the first ‘unsinkable lifeboat’. Wednesday – 3rd November 1783: John Austin, a …

40 teenagers attack bus, injure PCSO. The US embassy has fallen to the Qataris. The police are dreading getting ready for Guy Fawkes. A man was attacked and set alight near Mile End Park yesterday. Prick Up Your Ears is to close with its tail …

Last week on Londonist, in numbers then translated into a visual pictogram: 125 metres from South Quay DLR station where a new South Quay DLR station has been built 3 years (or nearly) lifespan of London Lite, now to disappear from the streets just like …

We fell across a jewel on Youtube from last Bonfire Night and, well, we thought we’d share. Some bright spark (arf) apparently decided to find out what it’s like to be a burning Guy on a bonfire. So, building the Guy, they made one major …

It’s good to see we’re getting all reconciliatory with our history books. Revisionists we ain’t, but in the last couple of weeks it has warmed the cockles to see two of the darker episodes from our island’s murky annals tinged with a new light. Firstly …

Three big nights of widespread anarchy and strangeness dominate this week– Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, and Election Night. In between are bits of more cerebral repose to help you keep a grip on reality. Friday: Halloween is an occasion for overpriced costume parties, but there …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 28th January 1807: The gas lamps on Pall Mall are lit, making it the first street in the world to be illuminated in such a fashion. Tuesday – 29th January 1976: Twelve IRA bombs explode in the area …