20th century London (1900 – 1999)

This champion of super short hemlines influenced how a generation dressed

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

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

How these hand-embroidered WWI silk postcards are beautiful examples of sentimentality and wartime industry

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

How a fabulous ballgown helped turn a British princess into a fashion icon

Featuring marathon misfortune, contentious judging and a brand new Olympic sport

The history of tea in Britain is deeply entwined with colonial histories of sugar and the East India Co.

Marking 25 years as monarch in 1977, the queen’s jubilee was met with celebration and discontent

Our collection highlights powerful stories of refugees seeking sanctuary in London while facing challenges

The changing face of law and order

The Savile Row-based designer had a long career spanning luxurious couture and casual menswear

Since the late 1800s, pearlies have donned their button-covered regalia to raise money for charity

Did you know ice rinks were invented in London? And the earliest version was made from pig fat?

Pankurst’s leadership of the militant votes-for-women campaign made her a feminist hero

Resourceful and heroic – how incarcerated Suffragettes used toilet paper

Our Librarian shares a few of his favourite volumes and the stories these have to tell.

Held in the struggling post-war years, these frugal Games were celebrated as a harmonious success