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 ...

Archaeologists in London have uncovered a section of Roman masonry that belongs to a nearly 2,000-year-old town hall, in what historians say is one of the most significant discoveries in the British ...

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 ...

1950: An unassuming bank clerk pulls off a daring bullion heist among the ruins of post-war London. 1956: An abnormally large ...

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, ...

For more of all things London history, sign up for our new (free) newsletter and community: Londonist: Time Machine. A mock-up of the Tyburn gallows at Museum of London Docklands' Executions ...

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 ...