Bridgerton: tips on how to dress and hold yourself in London society straight from the Regency period: As viewers of Bridgerton know, finding the right suitor is an art, requiring charm and beauty. It helped to be a diamond (the most eligible woman of the season, as chosen by the Queen), but all young ladies …
How second world war bomb rubble was used to make 135 football pitches in east London: Hackney Marshes football pitches with the city of London on the horizon. Alan Denney|Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND During the second world war, German forces dropped 28,000 bombs and almost 3,000 V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets on London. Nearly 30,000 …
Lloyds of London archives show how important the City was to the transatlantic slave trade: The Slave Ship, by William Turner (1840): slavers throw overboard the dead and dying as a typhoon approaches. Wikimedia In 1783, the City of London was gripped by a court case which symbolised the brutal economics of slavery. Two years …
Should I have children? Join The Conversation for a live panel discussion in London: Answering this question looks different for everyone. GoodStudio/Shutterstock Should I have children? This is one of the toughest questions many of us in our 20s and 30s will ask ourselves in life, and answering it looks different for everyone. In articles …
Great Fire of London: how we uncovered the man who first found the flames: The Great Fire of London by Josepha Jane Battlehooke (1675). Museum of London If you had been in London on September 2 1666, the chances are you’d remember exactly where you were and who you were with. This was the day …
El Anatsui review: the great Ghanaian sculptor is the talk of London: The international art world is celebrating the Ghanaian artist El Anatsui in London. On 9 October, a gigantic installation of three new works – Behind the Red Moon – opened at the Turbine Hall at the prestigious Tate Modern, displaying what Anatsui is …
London is a major reason for the UK’s inequality problem. Unfortunately, City leaders don’t want to talk about it: City leaders often appear reluctant to discuss London't role in growing levels of regional inequality. I.R.Stone/Shutterstock In recent years, there has been growing evidence that the UK economy is in poor shape. While the latest economic …
The EU is making overtures for a post-Brexit defence collaboration with the UK – but London isn’t listening: Michel Barnier, the EU’s former chief Brexit negotiator, has suggested that the time is now right for the UK and EU to sign a treaty on defence and foreign policy cooperation. This is the clearest indication yet …
Measles: it’s not just London that’s at risk of an outbreak – it’s all of the UK: Since the start of 2023, measles has been reported in a third of countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European region. And in the first five months of the year there were 5,699 cases reported there – …
Measles: how declining vaccination levels in London are threatening herd immunity: fotohay/Shutterstock The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned of an increased risk of measles outbreaks, particularly in London. Although the probability of a large epidemic is still considered to be low elsewhere in the UK, the UKHSA’s projections suggest the capital could see …
The fascinating Cameroonian art of spider divination is on display at London exhibition: Tomás Saraceno In Collaboration: Web(s) of Life, which opened at London’s Serpentine South Gallery in June, explores how humans relate to spiders. It features installations of spider webs displayed and lit to be viewed as sculptures. There are also films: one made …
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How can a French protester be arrested under British terrorism laws in London? The alarming ‘schedule 7’ power explained: Moret was arrested after arriving at St Pancras International station. Shutterstock The arrest and charging of a French publisher as he arrived in London has raised serious questions about the use and abuse of power in …
Women only gained access to the London Stock Exchange in 1973 – why did it take so long?: On March 26 1973, the London Stock Exchange admitted its first female members. This followed years of resistance, with London trailing behind other smaller exchanges around the UK. That women had been excluded for so long was …
Cocktails, curry and afternoon tea: inside the 1930s London conference that brought Gandhi to Buckingham Palace: Conference attendees, from top left: Sir Syed Sultan Ahmed, Mahatma Gandhi, Sir Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, Sarojini Naidu, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Radhabai Subbarayan, Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Dr BS Moonje, Jahan Ara Shahnawaz, …
Class and the City of London: my decade of research shows why elitism is endemic and top firms don’t really care: During the COVID pandemic, as most wages stagnated, workers in the City of London were enjoying bumper pay packets. Average partner salaries in one corporate law firm exceeded £2 million for the first time. …
Refugee families being moved from London to Leeds – our research shows what is lost when newcomers have to leave a neighbourhood: alice-photo/Shutterstock Just over a year after fleeing the Taliban and seeking asylum in the UK, more than 150 Afghan refugees, including children, are facing more upheaval. In a matter of weeks, the Home …
What historic executions in London can tell us about our contemporary appetites for pain and vulnerability: A Jacobite broadside depicting the execution of lords Kilmarnock and Balmerino at Tower Hill in London. National Library of Scotland Until the mid-19th century in Britain, watching someone die was considered a form of entertainment. Indeed, this shared experience …