Top Ten London connections with India
1 July 2020 Comments Off on Top Ten London connections with IndiaThis blog celebrates the many connections London has with India. There are, of course, many memorials,
Read moreDecember 24th advent door of the day
24 December 2019 Comments Off on December 24th advent door of the dayDay 24 and only appropriate for our final entry on Christmas Eve that we should go to church. But there’s
Read moreParis to London: Refuge from Scandal
10 October 2017 Comments Off on Paris to London: Refuge from ScandalWith our Literary Footprints Festival 2017 in full swing, Alan Fortune recounts the tale of a key literary
Read moreThe Queen and the Green
15 June 2017 Comments Off on The Queen and the GreenDave Charnick recalls how a royal intervention helped stem the spread of deadly disease in Victorian
Read moreThe Real London of Ripper Street
16 October 2016 Comments Off on The Real London of Ripper StreetAfter the tragic and thrilling denouement of series four of Ripper Street and as we all eagerly await
Read moreThe kids are alright!
24 July 2016 Comments Off on The kids are alright!With the summer holiday upon us and the start of our History in the Hols season just over a week away,
Read moreA Not Very Special Relationship: John Adams In London
22 July 2016 Comments Off on A Not Very Special Relationship: John Adams In LondonWith the “special relationship” under a new post-Brexit scrutiny and our cousins across the
Read moreThe Indian princess who went undercover for the Allies
1 March 2016 Comments Off on The Indian princess who went undercover for the AlliesContinuing our special series of posts on our walks celebrating International Women’s Day, Alan
Read morePlantation Lane
21 September 2015 Comments Off on Plantation LanePaul Surma talks about one of the City of London’s newer alleyways that features in his Hidden
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