Class & Economics
Find out how class and economics have shaped Londoners’ lived experiences through our objects, stories and blogs.
Top-Results
Top-Results
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
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Grenfell Tower fire
This 2017 blaze killed 72 people – a preventable tragedy which triggered calls for justice
Class & Economics
Class & Economics
The story of Samuel Pepys’ silver plate
From counting pennies to splashing out on silver
Top-Results
Post-Medieval
