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War & Weapons
War & Weapons

London’s Blitz: A city at war

The German bombing campaign which rained down death and destruction on London

From our experts
From our experts

March of the women: Photographing the Suffragettes

The fight for women’s right to vote as captured by pioneering photographer Christina Broom

Art & Design
Art & Design

Roger Mayne’s photographs of post-war London

A window into life in the capital from the 1950s

Games & Sports
Games & Sports

How street play shaped the lives of London’s children

These city kids created their own outdoor playgrounds with scooters, skipping ropes and songs

From our experts
From our experts

St Paul's: Through Dickens & Doré's Victorian Lens

Explore how David Lean's Oliver Twist linked Dickens' London to Doré's art through St Paul's iconic dome

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Fashionable eveningwear in 1930s London

Delve into the evening wardrobes of the fashionable woman in the 1930s

Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy

Coronations through the ages

London has been host to royal coronations strange and magnificent

Nature & Environment
Nature & Environment

Take a tour along the River Thames in the 1930s

An atmospheric trip through lost London riverscapes

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Collections

Rare 3D photos of a young Queen Victoria

This cutting-edge Victorian technology shows the queen as you've never seen her before

Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes

That's me! Finding yourself in historical photographs

When museum photos reunite people with their past

Politics & Society
Politics & Society

London on election day

Take a look back at democracy in action

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

Behind the scenes of post-war drag shows

“For the fun, the camp and the giggle”

Transport
Transport

Victoria Station: To the south & beyond

All aboard for seaside shenanigans and intercontinental connections

Music & Subculture
Music & Subculture

London scenes & subcultures by Dick Scott-Stewart

Photographing youth and belonging on the capital’s cultural margins

Transport
Transport

King’s Cross Station: To Hogwarts & Edinburgh

It’s the terminus with links to “The North” and an orphaned boy wizard

Art & Design
Art & Design

London through a camera lens

The photographers who've captured London's buildings, people and subcultures

Health & Disease
Health & Disease

London in lockdown: Pictures of the pandemic

The city has never looked like this

Games & Sports
Games & Sports

Summer style at Wimbledon 1960

Bob Collins’ photos of London’s famous tennis tournament