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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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
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
Jack the Ripper
How the murders of five women birthed an infamous East End crime story
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Great Meeting of Women, Holland Park Hall. July 16, 1914. Women's Social and Political Union. (notice)
Women's Social and Political Union
1914; 1914-07-16
Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Great Meeting in Hyde Park, Enfranchisement of Women, Women's Social and Political Union (notice)
Women's Social and Political Union
1906-08-12
