Crime & Legislation
Spanning criminals, prisons and the Metropolitan Police, find out about London’s laws and its lawbreakers in our objects, stories and blogs.
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Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
Who was publicly executed in London?
Thirteen tales of the cooks, rebels, bankers and king who died in front of a watching crowd
Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy
The murder of Thomas Becket
An event that shocked medieval Europe – and a cult that's lasted centuries
Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
The history of London's Newgate Prison
London’s longest-running prison was home to high-profile criminals, common thieves and the condemned
