Religion & Beliefs
Learn how Londoners have made sense of the world through religion and spirituality by exploring related objects, stories and blogs.
Blogs-And-Stories
Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy
The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554
How the ‘nine-day queen’ met a bitter and bloody end
Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy
What was the Wyatt rebellion of 1554?
An army of thousands descended on London to protest Mary I’s marriage plans
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Gordon Riots: A revolution in the making
In 1780, soldiers killed hundreds of anti-Catholic, anti-authority rioters
Religion & Beliefs
Religion & Beliefs
The dissolution of London’s monasteries
Henry VIII’s reforms forever upended London’s religious life and land ownership
