London stories

Late 16th-century London was Shakespeare’s playground, where theatre thrived on open-air stages

Observing the living landscape of London’s urban wilderness

In London, Roman ruins rub shoulders with Brutalist towers, Tudor homes and modern landmarks

Dive into stories about the key waterway that shaped – and has been shaped by – London

John Thomson’s fascinating photographs reveal the lives of workers in 19th-century London

Through love, music and activism, Smyth pushed back at the limits society placed on her

Capturing the Longbow House community in the midst of east London regeneration

Grey Hutton’s photos of a north London Haredi Jewish community

Their boutique at 430 King’s Road brought creativity – and controversy – to 1970s fashion

Goal-scorer, two-time Euros-winner, west Londoner

How a Victorian meat warehouse in Smithfield became one of London’s leading venues

Survivors of the Great Fire of London and buildings that rose from the ashes

Henry Flather’s photos of the Metropolitan District Railway show a transport revolution in action

In 1666 an "infinite fire” consumed the city

This Oscar-winning west Londoner has made vital films about London’s people and history

Two hundred years of policing London

Surviving landmarks from 1000 to 1500

London’s symbol of survival