Death & Disasters

Discover objects, stories and blogs that tell us about death and disaster through London’s history.

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Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

Three myths about the Great Fire of London

No, the fire didn’t stop the plague

Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

Relics of King Charles I’s execution

Is this what the king wore on his final day?

Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

The Great Smog of 1952

12,000 people died when a toxic polluted fog descended on London

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Social History
Social History

Badge; porter's badge

1829

Social History
Social History

Porter's badge

1828

Saxon & Medieval
Saxon & Medieval

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Late Medieval; 15th century