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London

How a Threadbare 'Bag of Secrets' Led to Guy Fawkes's Gruesome Execution

The documents that convicted the infamous traitor were all kept in this unassuming leather pouch.

Kavitha Rao May 19, 2023

London, England

Supper Club Tube

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

See How the Moon Has Been Mapped Through Time

A new exhibit in London has 300 years of celestial ephemera on display.

Evan Nicole Brown July 3, 2019

Take a Virtual Murder Tour of Medieval London

You'll find that churches offer little sanctuary.

Matthew Taub November 28, 2018

Found: Teeth From a Medieval Sea Monster/Delicacy

Fancy a lamprey pie?

Matthew Taub November 1, 2018

England's Forgotten Pet Massacre of 1939

Why were hundreds of thousands of pets put to sleep in London?

Abbey Perreault August 28, 2018

See London’s Underground ‘Mail Rail,’ Then and Now

It's like the Tube, but for post.

Anika Burgess July 27, 2017

London, England

Mansion House Square

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

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A History Buff's Guide to Medieval London

Eight places to see hidden remnants of the Middle Ages.

Meg Neal November 21, 2016