LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Wax work models are positioned in The Map Room in Cabinet War Rooms bunker, which has been preserved entirely unchanged since the second World War, on August 27, 2009 in ...

For over a century, the London Underground Roundel has gotten into the DNA of some of the world’s top designers. A new book explores how. “Like many millions of other people commuting through London, ...

63AD. "Vigilies" appointed by Roman Emperor Augustus, they were to look out for fires during the night on the streets of Londinium. The Vigilies were the first organized Firefighters in London and ...

In the new photo book London: Portrait of a City, editor Reuel Golden says he wanted to use images to “convey the history of the city and tell it in a compelling way that will sort of surprise people ...

To date, scientists and archaeologists alike have been unable able to state assuredly that the disease behind the deaths was in fact the Bubonic Plague – until now. DNA sequenced from ancient ...

Built as a fortress by William the Conqueror beginning in the 1070s, the UNESCO-listed Tower of London is one of the city's most iconic landmarks. Once a palace for monarchs, a formidable state prison ...

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