Death & Disasters
Discover objects, stories and blogs that tell us about death and disaster through London’s history.
Top-Results
Top-Results
Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy
Why Charles I was executed
A tale of religion and Parliament which ends abruptly in 1649
Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
Mapping London’s execution landscape
In central London, you’re never further than 5km from a known site of execution
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
Mary I & the Smithfield martyrs
This Tudor queen burned Protestants at the stake for their religious beliefs