London Has a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Wall — and Most Visitors Walk Right Past It
Discover the 2,000-year-old Roman wall hidden in London’s busiest district. Most tourists walk right past it. Here’s where to find it and what to look for.
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The Scottish Students Who Stole Britain’s Coronation Stone — and Got Away With It
In 1950, four Glasgow University students broke into Westminster Abbey on Christmas night and stole Britain’s ancient Coronation Stone. They drove it back to Scotland and were never prosecuted.
The Column in London That Measures the Exact Distance to Where the Fire Began
Discover the mathematical secret hidden inside London’s Great Fire Monument — a column built to point exactly to where the fire that changed the city began.
The Last Time the Thames Froze Solid, London Threw a Party on the Ice
The River Thames froze solid more than 24 times between 1309 and 1814. When it did, Londoners built roaring markets, cooked oxen on the ice, and threw parties that drew royalty and commoners alike.
The London Church That the Blitz Turned Into a Secret Garden
Discover St Dunstan in the East — a medieval City of London church destroyed in the Blitz and quietly turned into one of London’s most beautiful hidden gardens.
The Lawless London District Where Shakespeare Changed the World
Southwark was too wild for the City of London — which is exactly why Shakespeare chose it. Discover the lawless district that gave birth to British theatre.
The Secret Garden Hidden Inside a Bombed City of London Church
Discover St Dunstan in the East — a bombed Blitz ruin turned secret garden in the City of London. Free, quiet, and unlike anything else in the city.
What the Thames Hides Beneath the Surface Every Time the Tide Goes Out
Twice a day, the Thames reveals 2,000 years of lost London history. Meet the mudlarkers hunting for Roman, Tudor and Victorian treasure in the mud.