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London’s dark public execution history in 5 objects
A look at 700 years of public executions in London through five objects
Executions & death-penalty reforms in Britain
How 18th-century British reformers questioned capital punishment and the fight continues today
Knit & purl: Tudor knitting in London
Unravel the fascinating world of Tudor knitting in contemporary London
Unboxing finds from a 1950s’ excavation site near Orpington
What happens when 28 boxes from a 1950s’ excavation near Orpington find their way to London Museum?
Of gunpowder, vinegar & photo negatives: Conservation & care
Conservator Mathilde Renauld shares the challenges of preserving photographic history in our collections
Following the Roman princess of Spitalfields
Sr Curator of Archaeology, Dr Rebecca Redfern’s interest in the intriguing Spitalfields Princess spans over two decades
‘Mermaid slinkiness’ in 1930s’ London fashion
Hemlines, silhouettes and coquettishly tip-tilted hats
The mystery of the female Beefeater dress
Who wore this Beefeater dress by designer Colin Wild?
Suffragette teddy bears: WWI & women’s rights
What’s your favourite object connected to women’s history? One of ours is a Bow Bear
Hattention, please! 4 fabulous headgears
London’s headgear has more history than you’d imagine
Easter egg hunting at London Museum
What happens when we go Easter egg hunting across the museum’s 7-million-strong collection?
Inner rooms, inner minds: Documenting London's mental health crisis
The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns evidently had an impact on people’s mental and emotional wellbeing
Poetry, plagiarism & treason: Early years of The Gentleman’s Magazine
Find out more about the home of England’s first ‘magazine’
Brixton 1981 to BLM: Reflections on Black uprisings
The changing nature of uprisings in Brixton, from 1981 to 2020
It's a sign: BSL on a 19th-century child's mug
What can fragments of a 19th-century child’s mug tell us about the history of British Sign Language?
Untold stories: London docks' hidden multicultural past
Here’s how we’re missing a crucial piece of the life in London’s docklands
