London stories

When Roman London was abandoned, a new settlement sprang up beyond the walls

When it came to splendid palaces, this Tudor king was spoiled for choice

Whether sporting a corset or reading by lamplight, Londoners once relied on the products of whaling

This north London dance centre has seen many highs and lows over the past 300 years

In the summer of 1381, a popular rebellion led by Wat Tyler threatened to topple the ruling elite

Reclaiming the wreckage for play and imagination

Explore the stories of Black Londoners – African Romans, the Windrush Generation and modern trailblazers

The artist’s gloomy illustrations recall his 19th-century trips through the poverty-stricken city

The capital’s cultural calendar is a rainbow of obscure customs, traditions, rituals and ceremonies

An ancient Egyptian obelisk – on the banks of the River Thames

Sun, sand and… the River Thames

A new hospital for Hackney – its patients and staff, needles and blood

The wildest place in the capital?

Roaming rural north London in the late 1800s

Photographer Henry Grant takes us on a tour of these Regent’s Park residents

Fighting the prosecution of gay encounters in the 1980s and 1990s

The writer-composer pair behind the hottest shows in Victorian London

Oversized silhouettes, worn-in denim, political slogans – Hamnett’s designs drove a new London look