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Once again we were reminded of London’s buried history this week as bone fragments believed to date back to the Blitz were unearthed in Regent’s Park. London’s rich archaeological strata regularly comes to light, as Crossrail workmen found recently. Over in Stratford at the Olympic …

‘Sweet doggie’ by ponyintheair from the Londonist Flickr pool Last week on Londonist, in numbers: 23 people got hurt playing on Bodyspacemotionthings at Tate Modern (X) 250,000 pounds Boris earns each year for his column in The Telegraph (+) 60006 is the number for snitching …

But not by us. Lee Jackson is a man who, short of growing some Bazalgette whiskers, donning a tweed vest and striking out daily for Simpson’s on the Strand, could scarcely celebrate the Victorians with more enthusiasm. He’s written six novels and two non-fiction books …

Last week in numbers on Londonist… 120 miles in the Dunwich Dynamo (+) 150 years old: Big Ben, the big bell (X) 3 places to watch the Ashes (+) 14 captions for Photo of the Day: Caption required #17 = 584, deck chairs in a …

Last week in numbers on Londonist… 15,000 items in the Met Collection (-) 805 Calories in taramasalata on The Real Greek menu (÷) 166 door number of Eastside Books as featured in Biblio-text (+) 14.98 GBP for a pair of pre-stained underpants (X) 419 category …

socks kill by dartar from the Londonist Flickr pool Last week on Londonist… 36 naked people on bikes ÷ 2 times Exhibition Road mentioned x 24 of June when we host Londonist drinks – and you’re invited! + 1896 the year of birth of the …

Picture by M@. This Week In London’s History Monday – 15th June 1215: King John puts his seal to the Magna Carta at Runnymede (about half-way between Heathrow Airport and Windsor). Tuesday – 16th June 1838: The London Working Men’s Association is formed, marking the …

Picture by Ray Wise via the Londonist Flickr pool. This Week In London’s History Monday – 8th June 1999: At the Old Bailey, ex-cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is sentenced to jail for 18 months, having been found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of …

A witch bottle, yesterday. News of a somewhat diabolical nature reaches us from SE10. New Scientist relates the tale of a ‘witch bottle‘, buried for centuries in the soil of Greenwich and uncovered by builders in 2004. You can use a witch bottle to ward …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 1st June 1845: A homing pigeon arrives in London, having set off from Namibia some 55 days earlier. Supposedly. Tuesday – 2nd June 1953: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II takes place in Westminster Abbey. Wednesday – 3rd …