mary tudor

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.

Not a lot of people know that Michael Caine was born in Rotherhithe 78 years ago today. (Or maybe they do.)

Poignant numbers and the photo they turn into from Londonist last week… Image by edscoble from the Londonist Flickr pool 3 new rape crisis centres for London 67 years since the stampede that killed 173 people at Bethnal Green station 90 minutes or less to …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 16th March 2008: Veteran London actor John Hewer, best known for portraying Captain Birdseye in British TV commercials for over 30 years, dies at Brinsworth House in Twickenham, at the age of 86. Tuesday – 17th March 1984: …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 17th March 1984: The Boat Race is postponed after the Cambridge boat crashes into a moored barge less than an hour before the race’s scheduled start. Tuesday – 18th March 1496: Mary Tudor is born at Richmond Palace. …