War & Weapons

By any measure, Johnny Smythe led an extraordinary life

Cromwell’s victories in the Civil Wars took him to the very top

This south London-born artist recorded the carnage of the Second World War

How artists documented the British Red Cross’ WWI relief efforts through powerful artworks

London’s largest ever Bronze Age hoard, bundled up and buried 3,000 years ago

London burned when this warrior queen challenged the Romans

How these hand-embroidered WWI silk postcards are beautiful examples of sentimentality and wartime industry

Modern nursing has a lot to thank this 19th-century trailblazer for

From food rationing to setting up emergency shops, here’s how Sainsbury’s operated during First & Second World Wars

An influential photographer whose work spanned documentary images and Surrealist portraits

73 people died when an east London factory making TNT caught fire and exploded

Nelson's naval victories gave him national hero status and a permanent place in Trafalgar Square

What’s your favourite object connected to women’s history? One of ours is a Bow Bear

The pioneering photographer who captured the Suffragettes in action

Did these 39 skulls belong to gladiators?

How cataloguing the Port of London Authority Archive led to unearthing fascinating connections to WWI

The German bombing campaign which rained down death and destruction on London

Bill Brandt and Henry Moore’s war art during the Blitz offer a poignant view of human resilience amid chaos