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Thursday, 23 November 2017

The Story of London in 50 Novels: 4 - "Now is the Time," by Melvyn Bragg

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The Black Death, which swept through Europe between 1346 and 1353, was one of the most devastating epidemics in human history, killing betwe...
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Thursday, 16 November 2017

The Story of London in 50 Novels: An Interlude

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As the Roman administration of Britain collapsed, during the course of the Fifth Century AD, London was progressively abandoned. Urban life ...
Monday, 6 November 2017

The Streets of Old Lambeth: Memories of the Festival of Britain

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A visitor to London, exploring the Borough of Lambeth, and having arrived at  Waterloo Station , can exit via the Victory Gate, crossing the...
Wednesday, 1 November 2017

The Year in Medieval Art: November

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For the people of the Middle Ages, November was the last month of "ordinary time," in which the affairs of the secular world were ...
Sunday, 22 October 2017

The Story of London in 50 Novels: 3 - "Cast Not the Day," by Paul Waters

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Between 235 and 284 AD, the Roman Empire was convulsed by a series of crises: plagues, civil wars, and barbarian invasions. When, in 330 AD,...
Thursday, 12 October 2017

The Streets of Old Lambeth: Waterloo Station

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A visitor to London, having explored  Rotherhithe , in the Borough of Southwark, can travel by London Overground and the Jubilee Line to Wat...
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