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John Stow, an historian and antiquarian, is best known for his ‘Survey of London, originally printed in 1598, during the reign of Elizabeth I. Stow’s Survey of London is a […]
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Henry VIII built the first permanent tiltyard (for jousting) in England at his palace in Greenwich – and everyone knew where it was more or less. This was because we […]
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Hiding in plain sight on Clapham Common are a series of fairly dull-looking brown posts. Anonymous and overlooked, these posts mark a dark bit of the Common’s history. The Common, […]
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Henry Greathead, after his return to England in 1784, was compelled to join the navy in Portsmouth. However, his true passion lay in boat building, which he dreamt of pursuing […]
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I don’t know about you, but I am creating a looong list of things I want to do in London post lockdown. I am absolutely delighted to have been invited on […]
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In our London History Podcast Episode 46: Beer, The Bard & Historic Buildings in Bankside, I asked London tour guide Stephen King for his recommendations for historic pubs in Bankside. […]
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