Stuart (1603 – 1714)
Explore objects, stories and blogs to investigate life in London under the Stuart monarchs – a time of civil war, plague and the Great Fire.
Top-Results
Top-Results
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
A Spanish view of the Great Fire of London
A 1666 report shows the fire made international news
Collections
Collections
How the Great Fire of London created insurance
The Great Fire of London in 1666 had a surprising outcome: the creation of modern property insurance
Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
Jack Sheppard: An 18th-century working class hero
How one young criminal became a working class hero by escaping London prisons four times.
