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
Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
Mapping London’s execution landscape
In central London, you’re never further than 5km from a known site of execution
From our experts
From our experts
Changing London: A view from inside Pentonville Prison
From behind the walls of HMP Pentonville, these men share their views of London after the Second World War
