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London’s history

Visitors promenade alongside a lake with Surrey Zoological Gardens in the background, 1844 (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
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Victorian zoos: animal attraction in the 19th century

An illustration of the Great Fire of London, c1675. St Paul's Cathedral is seen in flames (Photo by Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
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What if... The Great Fire of London never happened?

An illustration depicting the Great Fire of London.
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Your guide to the Great Fire of London, plus 10 surprising facts

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The tombstone of a Roman soldier named Vivius Marcianus.
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How the Great Fire of London revealed the city’s Roman past

Aerial view of Piccadilly Circus in London.
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London history quiz Test your knowledge

Londoners flee the city during the earthquake panic of April 1750. (Getty Images)
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The earthquakes that rocked Georgian London (plus three more seismic events that shaped history)

No 10 Downing Street has been home to dozens of prime ministers (and numerous cats) since the iconic residence was first offered to Sir Robert Walpole
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23 things you (probably) didn’t know about No 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britain’s prime ministers

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Ghosts of Viking London

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Coffee, plague and the Great Fire: the pleasures and perils of living in Restoration London

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Bethlem Royal Hospital: why did the infamous Bedlam asylum have such a fearsome reputation?

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Great Fire of London quiz – how much do you know?

Photograph of John Snow in 1856
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The Broad Street cholera outbreak: how bad was it and how was it contained?

Actress Sarah Bernhardt, who was personally invited by Oscar Wilde to play the title role in the upcoming London premiere of his play, 'Salomé'.
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6 of London theatre’s most notable historical scandals

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Q&A Did NASA really pick the brains of the Tower of London armoury when designing the first space suits?

Between 1613 and 1754, a legal loophole meant that on-the-spot marriages could be carried out in an area surrounding the Fleet Debtors’ Prison known as the ‘Liberties of the Fleet’. (Photo by Getty Images)
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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the history of London

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