London stories

Capturing the energy of 1930s Londoners

An inspiring leader whose radical tactics intensified women’s fight for the vote

An event that shocked medieval Europe – and a cult that's lasted centuries

Battling for the vote with fire and hunger strikes

This champion of super short hemlines influenced how a generation dressed

Meet a leader of the law-abiding votes for women campaign

After running onto a racecourse, this votes for women campaigner lost her life for the cause

Open for just two years, the 1970s flagship shop for this fashion label was a shopper’s paradise

The 'people’s princess' was a 20th-century celebrity whose image was tightly linked to her hometown

A nation-wide event with London at its heart, the Festival aimed to boost Britain’s post-war blues

London’s longest-running prison was home to high-profile criminals, common thieves and the condemned

19th-century London’s most celebrated writer gave us Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol

Laughing at life in the 18th and 19th century

A 17th-century recorder of women’s clothes and London's skyline

Cromwell’s victories in the Civil Wars took him to the very top

Roman burials have been found in London for centuries

This south London-born artist recorded the carnage of the Second World War

London’s largest ever Bronze Age hoard, bundled up and buried 3,000 years ago