Londoners riot at the building of Somerset House
Edward Seymour built the original Tudor palace of Somerset House and caused riots in London by tearing down other people’s houses as Tony McMahon discovers
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Politicians lynched by the London mob
The London mob has a deserved reputation for violence and has lynched several politicians over the centuries
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
The Calves Head Club – celebrating a beheaded king!
The Calves Head Club comprised a group of wealthy London traders and merchants who welcomed the beheading of King Charles the first and the rule of Oliver Cromwell. Even after the Restoration of King Charles the second, the executed king’s son, to the throne – they continued to meet in secret. Wealthy people who disliked…