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The Soaring Suffragist
When "Votes for Women" really took off.
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Matt Brown
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When Croydon was the Centre of the Universe
A guest post from Londonist: Croydon Edit
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Matt Brown
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Will Noble
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Five... moments from the history of the Royal Albert Hall
Boxing was banned. The Beatles were banned. Elephants were banned
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Lydia Manch
That Time Jayne Mansfield Opened The Chiswick Flyover
Strange bedfellows indeed.
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Matt Brown
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Let's all go Down the (Other) Strand
An historical walk along Strand on the Green.
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Matt Brown
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Five... scenes from London's football history
It survived royal bans, medieval bloodshed and the Blitz
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Lydia Manch
Inside London's Cinema Museum
A trip to a magical venue in Kennington.
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Matt Brown
The Utopian Coin Vandal Of Holborn
The remarkable life of Thomas Spence.
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Matt Brown
Five... things of note for lovers of vintage London buses
You wait years for a vintage doubledecker bus appreciation event and then 3 come along at once
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Lydia Manch
History Hiding in Housing Estates
It's amazing what you can find on a post-war estate.
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Matt Brown
A Time Traveller's Pub Crawl
A London pub for every century.
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Matt Brown
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June 2024

Who Lives Where In Fictional London?
I have a new book out, which weaves together London fiction from different eras.
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Matt Brown
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