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
Flooded London
Before the Thames Barrier, flooding in London was regularly destructive and often deadly
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Zong Massacre Trial
The appalling case of 130 enslaved Africans murdered for an insurance claim
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Great Plague of 1665
An estimated 100,000 people died in London’s last major plague epidemic
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Social History
