Class & Economics
Find out how class and economics have shaped Londoners’ lived experiences through our objects, stories and blogs.
Top-Results
Top-Results
Politics & Society
Politics & Society
How Charles Booth mapped London poverty
And showed the complexity of social class in the late 19th century
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
Publishing & Media
Publishing & Media
Who was Charles Dickens?
19th-century London’s most celebrated writer gave us Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol
