20th century London (1900 – 1999)

The clothes, shoes and accessories this ballet superstar wore onstage

Sea monster matchstick holders, giant bird tobacco jars, misshapen stoneware vases

These punk rock trailblazers found inspiration in the city around them

This ballet company had a trailblazing look – and even collaborated with artists like Picasso

The militant campaigners who fought for women’s right to vote

Bob Collins’ photos of London’s famous tennis tournament

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

Could an enormous march get the new king to support women’s right to vote?

Imprisoned for militant action, some Suffragettes went to extreme lengths to continue their protest

The first general election after the First World War saw huge changes in who could vote

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

The author of White Teeth and The Fraud uses Brent as her canvas

A place where outsiders felt at home

When the sun set, Alan Delaney took out his camera, capturing a ghostly city marked by shadow

Tiptoe through these tranquil photographs from the early 1900s

A foggy, shadowy view of the capital in 1909

How an all-women clan of career criminals hounded West End department stores

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