Notorious London: A City Tour dips into various regions and eras of London's past to give you a multifaceted look at this remarkable metropolis. From the destruction of St. Paul's Cathedral and the dark history …
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Ep 12021-04-23
Oscar Wilde's Decadent London
Begin your historical tour of London with a look at the city when it was …
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Ep 22021-04-23
St. Paul's Cathedral in Faith, Fire, and Sin
St. Paul's Cathedral has overlooked London from a high point in the city for generations. …
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Ep 32021-04-23
Getting Blitzed at London's Café de Paris
Go back in time to an evening in March of 1941, when the Café de …
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Ep 42021-04-23
On Carnaby Street during the Swinging '60s
Carnaby Street emerged during the expansion of London in the 17th century and would go …
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Ep 52021-04-23
A History of Infamy in the Tower of London
Dive into the long history of the Tower of London and its many roles: fortress; …
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Ep 62021-04-23
Underground Catholics of Protestant London
Following the Protestant Reformation of her father Henry VIII's reign, Elizabeth I and her successor …
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Ep 72021-04-23
Wicked Fun at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
Especially popular with the aristocracy and the aspiring middle classes, the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were …
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Ep 82021-04-23
Taking the Dead Man's Path to Tyburn Tree
Look back on the trial and execution of Jack Sheppard in 1724 and reflect on …
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Ep 92021-04-23
The Great Stink of 1858
How did a vital waterway like the Thames become so polluted that its rancid stench …
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Ep 102021-04-23
In the Footsteps of Jack the Ripper
Whitechapel had a reputation as a notorious district riddled with crime and poverty in the …
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Ep 112021-04-23
Fading Empire and the 1897 Diamond Jubilee
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee of 1897 celebrated 60 years of the monarch's rule. As you …
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Ep 122021-04-23
The Prying Eyes of London CCTV
A series of bombings in the early 1990s prompted the British government to create what …