The Angel, Islington: A Landmark Inn at London’s Northern Threshold
For over 400 years, The Angel Inn has stood as a sentinel at the edge of London, welcoming travellers, influencing literature, and anchoring the identity
Category: Tudor 1485 – 1603
The Curtain Theatre: Shakespeare’s Shoreditch Stage and the Archaeology Beneath
Long before the bright lights of the West End, London’s theatrical innovation was taking shape in Shoreditch. Among its most iconic early venues was the
A Walk Through Time On Whitehall
Today, if I told you that we were going to Whitehall, you would assume quite rightly that I was talking about a major road in
Tudor Deptford
Henry VII established a Royal Dockyard at Deptford in 1513, which became the largest dockyard in the country due to its proximity to the Royal
16th Century Royal Dockyards at Deptford
Woolwich and Deptford dockyards represented a significant investment in naval capabilities and demonstrated a recognition of the importance of having a permanent navy. While there
Maps of Tudor London
There are two main sources of maps of Tudor London: Agas map and the Civitates Orbis Terrarum map (Civitates map for short). The Agas map
Henry VIII’s gifts to Anne Boleyn
Henry’s First Gift to Anne Boleyn One of Henry’s first gifts to Anne, and perhaps one of the more unusual, was a mini gold pistol-shaped
Innholders’ Hall
Concentrated around Cannon Street Station are four halls of the City guilds. Along Dowgate Hill which runs down the western side of the station are
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Southwark, is one of the most iconic performance spaces in the world and is known as one of the most important
Shakespeare Wasn’t Good Enough
William Shakespeare is one of the most celebrated writers in the English language. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, he began his career as an actor