Footprints of London

Celebrate Shakespeare the Londoner! Photo © 2020 David Charnick – Site of Shakespeare’s Globe, Park Street He was a man, take him for all in all, / I shall not look upon his like again. (Hamlet Act One, Scene Two) William Shakespeare is the stuff of legend, but this can distract us from the real…

Trace the rise of the City as a financial centre! Photo: Public Information Stand, Royal Exchange – © David Charnick 2022 In London the term ‘The City’ is synonymous with organised finance and business. It’s home to banks, insurance companies, and many other financial institutions. But how did it begin? Co-authored with Vivien Schrager-Powell, this…

More than eight hundred years of unrest in the City! Photo: Peasants’ Revolt memorial (Emily Hoffnung) – © David Charnick 2021 Political activism is never far from us these days – but it’s nothing new. You may have heard of Wat Tyler, but what about Jack Cade? And the popular hero known as William Fitz…

Get to the heart of London’s Legal Life! Photo: Royal Courts of Justice (exterior) – © David Charnick 2020 The Inns of Court dominate Legal London. For centuries they have been preparing barristers for a life at the bar. Joined by Chancery Lane, they are rich with interest in their own right. But this tour…

Celebrate the beginnings of the Isle of Dogs! Photo: the former Cubitt Arms (detail) – © 2023 David Charnick (PLEASE NOTE that aspects of this route may be problematic for persons with mobility issues. Please contact me IN ADVANCE to ensure that I can make proper provision.) In the 1840s William Cubitt headed east to…