No, We Still Cannot Confirm the Identity of Jack the Ripper
The case for the unmasking is tied to a shawl alleged to have been found next to Ripper victim Catherine Eddowes, but its provenance is uncertain
New Book Chronicles the Lives of Jack the Ripper’s Victims
Contrary to popular belief, the five women were not all prostitutes, but rather individuals down on their luck
12th-Century Toilet Flush With New Lease on Life
The three-holed oak plank seat likely served a tenement building owned by a capmaker and his wife
What to Expect for ‘D-Day 75’
Preparations for the 75th anniversary of D-Day are already underway, and will include the flight of 30 Douglas C-47 Skytrains
Why British Lawmakers Are Fighting Over a Bust of Oliver Cromwell
It started in the fall of 2017
London’s Feminist Library Lives
A successful crowdfunding campaign saved the institution from closure and is financing its move to a new space
London Archaeologists Unearth Subterranean Georgian-Era Ice Store
The entrance to the cavernous chamber, which was used to hold ice before the advent of modern refrigeration, was covered up following the Blitz
Tate Britain’s Female-Led Exhibition Is a Hopeful Sign of What’s to Come
Will 2019 be the year more women artists get shown in art museums?
All Hail the Renaissance of Artemisia Gentileschi
The London National Gallery unveiled a restored portrait of the Baroque painter and announced a 2020 retrospective dedicated to the artist
Christmas Card Addressed to Bletchley Codebreakers Discovered
The lost holiday message features the only known photograph of operatives’ September 1938 meeting, the enigmatic “Captain Ridley’s shooting party”
Connie Gilchrist Was the Shirley Temple of Victorian London
The child star captivated audiences and artists alike, served as muse for Lewis Carroll, James McNeill Whistler
Straight From a Greenland Fjord, London Installation Sends Dire Message on Climate Change
Olafur Eliasson’s ‘Ice Watch’ aims to bring viewers into direct confrontation with the devastation wrought by global warming
When the Street Light First Came to London, Disaster Ensued
First introduced in 1868, the device was meant to prevent accidents—but then it caused one
Relive Medieval London’s Bloody Murders With This New Interactive Death Map
The macabre tool features tales of revenge, thwarted love, infanticide—and a urinal that drove a man to murder
Rapa Nui Representatives Visit British Museum to Discuss Repatriation of Moai Statue
The four-ton sculpture was taken from an island temple and gifted to Queen Victoria in 1869
10,000 Years of British History to Be Unearthed in Excavations in Advance of Planned Rail Line
Initial finds include hunter-gatherer site on outskirts of London, Wars of the Roses battlefield, Industrial Revolution burial guard
Toothy Medieval Sea Monster Remains Found in London
The lamprey, a jawless fish that uses its teeth to hook onto the flesh of prey, was a favorite delicacy amongst British royals past and present
Watch This $1.4 Million Banksy Painting Shred Itself As Soon As It’s Sold
The street artist hid a built-in shredder in the frame of the artwork when he created it in 2006
London’s Lucky Stone—Referenced by Shakespeare, Blake—Set to Return to Rightful Place
It’s been identified as a remnant of an ancient Roman monument, the altar employed in Druidic human sacrifice, even the stone that yielded Excalibur
You Can Now Watch the Whitechapel Fatberg’s Decay on Livestream
The toxic clump of sewage oil and waste housed at the Museum of London has, so far, changed colors, ‘sweated,’ hatched flies and grown yellow pustules
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