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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From our experts
From our experts
From avoiding the gallows, to leading a mutiny
What happened to convicts who were transported to penal colonies instead of being executed?
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
Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships
The toilet photos that saved gay men on trial
Fighting the prosecution of gay encounters in the 1980s and 1990s
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Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera
Baptisms in the Parish of Lambeth in the County of Surrey in the year 1817 (baptism certificate)
1817-03-14
