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Introduction In the winter of 1762, James Boswell, a twenty-two-year-old law student from Scotland, arrived in London and took lodgings on Downing Street. Years before he would become renowned as […]
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Hazel Baker
The Bridge That Built London London’s first bridge was built by the Romans. The Roman London Bridge was not just a feat of engineering—it was the structure that created the […]
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Tobias Smollett’s London Life: From Struggling Surgeon to Literary Satirist Tobias Smollett’s London life was a study in contrasts: a young Scottish surgeon struggling to establish a medical practice on […]
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Hans Caspar von Bothmer: Diplomat, Courtier, and Architect of Power at Downing Street Hans Caspar von Bothmer’s story at Downing Street is one of diplomacy, ambition, and frustration. As the […]
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Introduction George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham: The Scandalous Life of Restoration London’s Most Notorious Courtier In the glittering world of Restoration London, no figure embodied the era’s excess, brilliance, […]
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The Archbishop’s Wife: Catherine Blackburne’s Final Days at Downing Street The 9th of June 1726 marked a poignant moment in Georgian London when Mrs Catherine Blackburne, wife of Lancelot Blackburne, […]
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