London Will Install Six New Plaques Commemorating Women’s History
The move is part of an ongoing effort to correct gender imbalances in the city’s 150-year-old “blue plaque” initiative
Charles Dickens Museum Acquires Trove of Author’s Unpublished Letters
The London museum recently purchased more than 300 literary artifacts assembled by a private collector in the U.S.
See Charles I’s Stained Execution Shirt
The vest will feature in an upcoming exhibition on London’s long and gruesome history of public killings
Archaeologists Unearth Trove of Medieval Artifacts in London Cesspit
The precursor to the toilet was probably an easy place to throw away—or lose—small objects
The Women Behind the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
An exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London explores 12 women’s contributions to the male-dominated artistic circle
Get a Taste for Mushroom Art at This New, Fungus-Forward Exhibition
“Mushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of Fungi” celebrates shrooms like you’ve never seen them before
For Easy Clean-Up After Parties, Minoans Used Disposable Cups
A 3,500-year-old single-use vessel is part of a new display at the British Museum that explores our long-standing relationship with trash
London Exhibit Celebrates Indian Artists Who Captured Natural History for the East India Company
Paintings once anonymized as “company art” will finally be labeled with the names of their creators
Artificial Intelligence Reveals Second Playwright’s Contributions to Shakespeare’s ‘Henry VIII’
Scholars have long suspected the play, written in 1613, was a collaborative effort. Now, an algorithm has mapped out who wrote what
The Awe-Inspiring Wildlife Drawings of Shaikh Zain ud-Din
An 18th-century album of India’s flora and fauna showcases the startling work of an overlooked master
London Library Spotlights Nazi Persecution of the Roma and Sinti
The Roma and Sinti’s wartime suffering “isn’t necessarily a subject that people know that much about,” says the curator of a new London show
Archaeologists Discover Medieval Woman and Child’s Skeletons at the Tower of London
The remains shine a light on the ordinary people who lived and worked in one of England’s most notorious historic sites
A Cigar Puffed by Winston Churchill Is Set to Go on Auction
The British prime minister smoked the cigar while attending a movie premiere in 1953
London’s ‘Eiffel Tower’ Is Still Losing Money
Built for the 2012 Olympic Games, the ArcelorMittal Orbit has not turned into the tourist attraction it was expected to become
This Ancient Roman Souvenir Stylus Is Inscribed With a Corny Joke
Loosely translated, the message reads, ‘I went to Rome and all I got you was this stylus’
To Make Jellyfish More Appetizing, Add Light and Sound Effects to the Dining Experience
Gastrophysicists are going to great lengths to convince Westerners to indulge in the tasteless sustainable seafood
Megacities Like Paris and London Can Produce Their Own Clouds
The phenomenon appears to be linked with the vast amount of heat produced by urban centers
Tower of London Welcomes Baby Ravens for the First Time in 30 Years
The four chicks eat at least once every two hours, feasting on a diet of quail, mice and rats
British Museum Reunites Portrait That Edvard Munch Sawed in Half to Avenge His Fiancée
The Norwegian painter split the canvas in two following a violent breakup with partner Tulla Larsen
How the Invisible Hand of William Shakespeare Influenced Adam Smith
Born more than 150 years apart, the two British luminaries each encountered rough receptions for their radical ideas
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