History
By M@

A Complete History Of London In Guildhall’s Roman Amphitheatre

Subterranean giggles in a comic slice of history.
History
By Londonist

Fireball Court: The Potted History Of A Vanished Alley

A forgotten City of London courtyard with a chequered past.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

London-oriented trivia for a bank holiday Monday.
By M@

Plans To Build The Shard In Chicago...Over 100 Years Ago

Visions of a skyscraper with a very familiar profile.
By BelindaL

The Low Road At The Royal Court Is A Swashbuckling Spectacle

It's Dominic Cooke's last production as artistic director at the Royal Court.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Ordinary Roman Life And Extraordinary Death In Pompeii And Herculaneum At British Museum

You'll never be this close to ancient Romans again.
By Rachel Holdsworth

The Roman Civil Service Beneath Cannon Street Station

Huge building once thought to be the Governor's palace.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

The week in London's history.

By Rachel Holdsworth

The Scent Of Death On The Streets Of Georgian London

Do not read this while eating lunch.
By M@

The Burning Lions And Horrific Glass-Eating Bear Of Spitalfields

A long-lost tale of fire and destruction.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Fire And 18th Century Traffic Jams: Handel And The Royal Fireworks

It's all fun and games until someone loses both eyes.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.
By Rachel Holdsworth

When Was Finsbury Square Full Of Standing Pricks?

When it was an archery range.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Tourists’ Thoughts Of London After The Great Fire

Which dinner table "looked as if a sow had just had a litter on it"?
By Rachel Holdsworth

16th And 17th Century Tourists' Thoughts Of London

Historical postcards home.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.
History
By M@

When Bears Attack: Ursine Misadventures In London

Four maulings from the capital's history.
History
By M@

London's Forgotten Disasters: The Fatal Vespers

A hundred died in Blackfriars as the floor collapsed.
By Rachel Holdsworth

How The King Of Norway Pulled Down London Bridge

And how we were OK about it.
By M@

When Art Deco Was New-Fangled: Ibex House

A newspaper cutting from 1937 shows one of the City's oldest office blocks when it was brand new.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.
By Dave Haste

Monday Miscellanea

More London-oriented trivia for a Monday morning.