London

An illustration depicting the Great Fire of London.

Your guide to the Great Fire of London, plus 10 surprising facts

The tombstone of a Roman soldier named Vivius Marcianus.

How the Great Fire of London revealed the city’s Roman past

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On the streets of 19th-century London . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An overturned vehicle on tramlines as a blockage to traffic during the General Strike of 1926

A brief history of strike action

Aerial view of Piccadilly Circus in London.

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London history quiz Test your knowledge

Castle Howard.

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Where is Bridgerton filmed? 5 places to visit for fans of the popular Netflix period drama

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Digging up Roman London . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Oswald Mosley taking the salute from female members of the BUF

Your guide to Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists (BUF)

London schoolboys on strike, Shoreditch, September 1911. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Schoolchildren on strike: when pupils demanded shorter hours

Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton, next to a Regency portrait of Kitty Kirkpatrick.

Inspiring Bridgerton: the real South Asian women in Regency-era England

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Turning points 1832: The ‘Great’ Reform Act . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This print from 1807 shows John Bull sat between the rival singers Elizabeth Billington (left) and Angelica Catalani, who sing lines adapted from The Beggar’s Opera.

Sex, lies and arias: the prima donnas of Georgian London

William Hogarth, seen in a self-portrait with his pug

William Hogarth The satirical artist inspired by the teachings of the Bible

Residents of a London workhouse drinking beer at rows of tables

How gruelling was the Victorian workhouse?

Charles and Diana on honeymoon in Balmoral

Diana: the rebel princess