London Archives - History Collections

Sex, (almost) in the city: Southwark – a constituency of contrasts

Sep 30, 2020 | History of Parliament

This blog post was written by Dr Hannes Kleineke, editor of the History of Parliament Commons 1461-1504 project. History of Parliament will be participating in History Day 2020. This blog post is cross-posted from the History of Parliament local history blog series...

Charles Booth’s London

Dec 9, 2016 | LSE

This post has been reposted from the LSE website to highlight this exciting new resource. Charles Booth’s Inquiry Into the Life and Labour of the People in London was a path-breaking investigation into the social conditions faced by Londoners living in the...

Fighting fire with the sucking worm fire engine

Nov 9, 2016 | Society of Antiquaries of London

This post was written by Heather Rowland, Head of Library and Collections at the Society of Antiquaries of London. It is part of a series of blog posts on the theme of Hope and Fear in library and archive collections, as part of the Being Human festival and History...

Fear and Loathing in Deptford

Oct 7, 2016 | London Metropolitan Archives

This post was written by David Luck, Senior Archivist at the London Metropolitan Archives. It forms part of a series of blog posts on the theme of Hope and Fear in library and archive collections, as part of the Being Human festival. Throwing ‘Fear’ into our revamped...