Featured Articles
A collection of some of our Editors favourite articles that we have published over the years. All have something to do with London, albeit a few are a bit tenuous.
Admiral Horatio NelsonProbably the most famous British naval commander of all time, Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, an East Anglian town in Norfolk, in September of 1758. His father was the local rector. The young Horatio joined the Navy in 1770 and within nine years had been promoted to the rank of captain...
The BlitzIn September of 1940 the German air force, the Luftwaffe, received orders to wipe out British cities. The Blitz began on 7th September with bombers attacking the London docks. Throughout the Blitz it was often the poor of the East End near the docks who suffered most, with loss of life and homes...
Britain's RoyaltyNo one factor has had a bigger influence on the shape of London than the presence of the Royal Family . Many of the other buildings near the palace also have royal connections, such as Clarence House, which is the home of the Queen Mother...
Changing the GuardThe safety and protection of the Sovereign is the responsibility of the Household Division. At Buckingham Palace, the five regiments of Foot Guards perform this duty. The Foot Guards wear distinctive scarlet tunics and tall black helmets, known as Bearskins...
Charles DickensCharles Dickens, the popular novelist, lived from 1812-70. He was born in Portsea but the family moved to London in 1815, where his father was employed as a clerk in the Admiralty offices in Somerset House. Charles's parents were married just across the road in St Mary-Le-Strand...
Dockland Light RailwayThere's no better way to get around some of the most interesting and attractive parts of London than using the Docklands Light Railway - a fully-automated, driver-less train service linking the City with Canary Wharf and Greenwich...
City ChurchesThe churches of the City of London constitute one of the finest groups of ecclesiastical buildings in Europe. They are undoubtedly one of the country's greatest architectural treasures, but they are relatively unknown, due to the dominance of St Paul's Cathedral...
Sir Samuel JohnsonDr Johnson (1709-1784) is best remembered as the compiler of the first definitive English dictionary. This extract is from a letter he wrote in 1755 in which he describes the enormous task involved in creating the dictionary...
The Duke of WellingtonThe Duke of Wellington, a.k.a. the Iron Duke (1769-1852), was a British military commander and Tory politician. His most famous victory was against the French leader, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) at...
The Great Fire Of LondonOn the 2nd of September 1666, a small fire was accidentally started in a bakery in Pudding Lane. Over the next four days it spread across the City of London . When it was finally put out, only one fifth of the city was left standing...