Blogs-And-Stories

Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers

Peggy Jones: Mudlarking for survival

This mudlark earned her living, and some infamy, scavenging coal along the filthy River Thames

Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

The Gordon Riots: A revolution in the making

In 1780, soldiers killed hundreds of anti-Catholic, anti-authority rioters

Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy

Queen Caroline: A royal drama staged in London

The estranged wife of George IV won Londoners’ hearts as the king tried to divorce her