History in London

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

Tucked inside a South Bank bar is an epic expressionist chronicle of the 20th century.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The remains of a historic football stadium that once hosted 50,000 spectators.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.