History

When I researched my book Under Fire – Black Britain in Wartime 1939-1945, I made notes about Black Britons who...

An “extremely rare” Roman mausoleum and four mosaics discovered in Borough will be displayed to the public in a permanent...

A Georgian-era Dulwich dining club has started admitting female members - almost 250 years after it was founded.  The Dulwich...

A drinking fountain in Tanner Street Gardens, Bermondsey, is actually a relic of London’s Georgian past. You can walk right...

The Horniman Museum will host an exhibition all about Brits' favourite past-time  - drinking tea.  The exhibition is called ?, ???,...

A recently discovered Victorian tea room by London Bridge is set to become a Starbucks.  The Express Dairy tea room...

The Imperial War Museum has announced a new exhibition dedicated to espionage from World War I to the present day. ...

On July 3, 1450, an army of roughly 5,000, made up of peasants, yeomen and landowners looked out over London...

The collapse of Debenhams, and House of Fraser’s steep decline, have shown how department stores have fallen out of favour...

Charles Dickens’ connection with Southwark wasn’t always a happy affair.  When he was just twelve years old his father was...