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

London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries

Victorian spaces of architectural, natural and historical intrigue

Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

Unearthing the Roman dead

Roman burials have been found in London for centuries

Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters

The Great Fire of London

In 1666 an "infinite fire” consumed the city

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Breen, John

1986

Saxon & Medieval
Saxon & Medieval

Talbot; Earls of Shrewsbury (livery badge)

Late Medieval; 15th century

Saxon & Medieval
Saxon & Medieval

Our Lady of Willesden? (pilgrim badge)

Late Medieval; late 15th-early 16th century