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Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

West Norwood Cemetery

One of south London’s Magnificent Seven – with a touch of ancient Greece

Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

City of London Cemetery & Crematorium

This Newham cemetery is one of the country’s biggest

Collections
Collections

Rare 3D photos of a young Queen Victoria

This cutting-edge Victorian technology shows the queen as you've never seen her before

Art & Design
Art & Design

Why are these Victorian Christmas cards so weird?

Musical cats. Violent clowns. Friendly flies. Greetings cards looked a little different in the 1800s

Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships

Quirky Victorian Valentine’s Day cards

A stuffed canary on a card? A lobster in love? The Victorians had curious ways of showing romance

Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy

200 years of royal weddings in London

From Queen Victoria to Prince Harry, royal romances have been loved and loathed by Londoners

Transport
Transport

London Underground: A quick history in pictures

A visual Tube trip through time

Transport
Transport

Victoria Station: To the south & beyond

All aboard for seaside shenanigans and intercontinental connections

Transport
Transport

Paddington Station: For bears & westward travel

A glorious ceiling and a visitor from Peru

Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure

A brief history of Punch & Judy puppet shows

Punch and his ill-treated wife Judy have entertained Londoners for centuries

Art & Design
Art & Design

The pioneering pottery of the Martin Brothers

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

Transport
Transport

King’s Cross Station: To Hogwarts & Edinburgh

It’s the terminus with links to “The North” and an orphaned boy wizard

Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries

Victorian spaces of architectural, natural and historical intrigue

Architecture & Home
Architecture & Home

Tower Bridge

A Gothic-style icon – built by the Victorians

Publishing & Media
Publishing & Media

Charles Dickens’ ‘Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi’

The Victorian author charts the turbulent life of a beloved London clown

War & Weapons
War & Weapons

The Victoria Cross found in the Thames

When a mudlark recovered Britain’s prestigious medal for valour

Publishing & Media
Publishing & Media

A caricaturist takes on the Great Exhibition, 1851

George Cruikshank’s satirical sketches shine a light on the craze caused by this London event

Transport
Transport

Building a Victorian underground railway

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