Priests and prostitutes in Southwark
Priests and prostitutes seemed to go hand in hand (and more besides) in medieval Southwark as men of the cloth met women of the night
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Freakish street performers in 17th century London
People either hate or love London street performers but they have been around for hundreds of years and won’t disappear any time soon
When three thousand people died on London Bridge
In the year 1212 London Bridge burned down and according to contemporary accounts it may have claimed the lives of over three thousand people
Lost train stations of London
There are lost train stations all over London including Broad Street, Blackwell and Camberwell among many others now demolished
Why did Henry VIII let Anne of Cleves live?
The truth about Anne of Cleves – fourth wife of Henry VIII
The horror of the Great Plague of London
The Great Plague of London and how King Charles II fled the city
Trafalgar Square – the history you didn’t know!
Trafalgar Square is a relatively recent addition to the centre of London dating back 150 years and it has a strange and turbulent history