Death & Disasters
Discover objects, stories and blogs that tell us about death and disaster through London’s history.
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Top-Results
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
The New Cross fire
13 young Black people died in this 1981 tragedy, which led to the Brixton Uprising
Collections
Collections
How the Great Fire of London created insurance
The Great Fire of London in 1666 had a surprising outcome: the creation of modern property insurance
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Stone Age skull rescued from the River Thames
Found after 5,000 years in the mud
