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My life as a mudlark: Finding the sacred in the River Thames
Mudlark Caroline Nunneley shares her journey discovering medieval artefacts in the Thames

5 must-see highlights from Secrets of the Thames exhibition
Stories of forgery, faith and ancient battles

Struck gold: A mother-son mudlarking adventure on the Thames
River reflections of a mudlark over 50 years

The lost Doves Type: A Thames mystery solved
A grumpy printer dumped his masterpiece into the Thames to spite his partner. A hundred years on, mudlarks fished it back up

Six things you didn’t know about executions in London
London’s courts condemned more people to die than the rest of England, and six facts you may not know

Executions & death-penalty reforms in Britain
How 18th-century British reformers questioned capital punishment and the fight continues today

Pride & Prejudices: LGBTQ+ exhibitions & activism
Discussing the creation of one of UK’s first LGBTQ+ exhibitions here at London Museum

Dub reggae in London
What is dub? And what makes dub reggae an intrinsic part of London’s soundscape