Begin your historical tour of London with a look at the city when it was home to Oscar Wilde at the close of the 19th...

St. Paul's Cathedral has overlooked London from a high point in the city for generations. Uncover the history of this...

Go back in time to an evening in March of 1941, when the Café de Paris - a popular center of London nightlife in the ...

Carnaby Street emerged during the expansion of London in the 17th century and would go on to become a symbol of socia...

Dive into the long history of the Tower of London and its many roles: fortress; royal residence; mint; armory; milita...

Following the Protestant Reformation of her father Henry VIII's reign, Elizabeth I and her successor James I ruled ov...

Especially popular with the aristocracy and the aspiring middle classes, the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were 12 acres ...

Look back on the trial and execution of Jack Sheppard in 1724 and reflect on the ways Jack's story highlights the pub...

How did a vital waterway like the Thames become so polluted that its rancid stench disrupted the everyday life of an ...

Whitechapel had a reputation as a notorious district riddled with crime and poverty in the 19th century. While this c...

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee of 1897 celebrated 60 years of the monarch's rule. As you revisit the pomp and circu...

A series of bombings in the early 1990s prompted the British government to create what they called a "ring of steel,"...