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Tag: London history

A Wander Down Ladbroke Grove

March 2, 2021

Last week I had my Covid-19 vaccine! Whoop! I’m always saying that you can uncover so much London history if you just scratch the surface a little bit, so I thought I’d put my money where my mouth is and tell you some of the stories I found on my journey to the hospital! … More A Wander Down Ladbroke Grove

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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Chelsea

February 16, 2021

The world’s first artificially frozen ice rink, a lion, and the miniskirt – they all once called Chelsea home! Let’s learn about some of the fascinating things which makes Chelsea so special. … More 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Chelsea

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Sarah Remond and Claudia Jones: Black Women You Should Know About

January 7, 2021

The final part of this series! Two women of formidable energy and innovation, who dedicated their lives to achieving gender and racial equality and helping those less fortunate than themselves. … More Sarah Remond and Claudia Jones: Black Women You Should Know About

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3 Reasons Why Christmas was Insane in the Tudor Period

December 25, 2020

We think Christmas can get crazy in 2020? Well, let’s look at how the Tudors did it!
Mythical meats, sugar banquets, Bean Kings, and Boy Bishops – that about sums it up! … More 3 Reasons Why Christmas was Insane in the Tudor Period

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Kathleen Easmon and Florence Mills: Black Women You Should Know About

December 1, 2020

Two weeks after I promised but it’s here! This time we’re looking at two women who were contemporaries but likely never met. Both creative and inspirational women of the 1920s. … More Kathleen Easmon and Florence Mills: Black Women You Should Know About

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Old, New, and Wonderful: Spitalfields

November 5, 2020

Finding something old, something new, and something wonderful in this fantastic corner of East London.
Think of it as basically a mini self-guided tour, plus ideas for where to eat, which you can enjoy next time you’re in the area! … More Old, New, and Wonderful: Spitalfields

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Mary Fillis and Dido Belle: Black Women You Should Know About

October 31, 2020

First of three blog posts featuring Black women who have lived in London over the centuries.
Part one looks at Mary Fillis, a sixteenth century servant, and Dido Elizabeth Belle, an aristocrat in the eighteenth century. … More Mary Fillis and Dido Belle: Black Women You Should Know About

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Memoirs of a Londoner: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

October 16, 2020

Recounting the story of one Britain’s most famous composers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was a Croydon local, who went on to study at the Royal College of Music, visited the White House, and conducted his pieces to huge audiences at the Royal Albert Hall. … More Memoirs of a Londoner: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Bloomsbury

September 11, 2020

Amazing women, dystopian strongholds, and aristocratic estates – a few quirky facts with which to impressive your friends and family next time you’re in Bloomsbury. … More 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Bloomsbury

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Noor Inayat Khan

July 30, 2020

Noor Inayat Khan was a British secret agent during the Second World War. She went into Nazi-occupied France as a radio operator. These operatives, on average, had a life expectancy of only six weeks. Noor managed seventeen. … More Noor Inayat Khan

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Southwark Cathedral and Borough Market. Side by side and two of the oldest sites in Southwark. The first known reference to Borough Market was in 1276 and there’s been a religious building on the site of Southwark Cathedral since at least 1106! At that time it was an Augustinian priory known as St. Mary Overy, the latter part of which means “over the river”, referencing the church’s location across the river Thames from the City of London 🏙 It’s amazing to think of these two institutions of Southwark growing up alongside one another for all those centuries.
Come one, come all!! Saturday 10th April is my next virtual tour! An Idioms’ History of Borough and Bankside 🥳
Yes Shakespeare, you’re absolutely right! I *do* have a Stratford-upon-Avon virtual tour happening on Saturday! 🤗
Yesterday, I went to see the National Covid Memorial Wall. A moving reminder, stretching hundreds and hundreds of metres, of the human lives lost during the Covid pandemic.
Happy 150th Birthday, Royal Albert Hall!! 🥳
Drop dead *gorgeous* weather in London yesterday. I was out scouting and taking photos and videos for Saturday’s virtual tour: Breaking News on Fleet Street! All about the area’s amazing history of print and the press 🗞 For tickets and more info - LINK IN BIO!
🎉 I am so so proud to share my new history-themed birthday cards! 🎉 Absolutely unique, fun, *and* educational?!?! 🤯 Mind blown!
Have you spotted these colourful houses in Victoria?? 🏠
Do you have a favourite stall in Borough Market? 🧁🍎🍗
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for!!!!!! (Okay, maybe not really but I’m still excited) ...NEW VIRTUAL TOURS!! 🚨
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! 💪 This is 15 Upper Mall in Hammersmith and the blue plaque on the outside is dedicated to Thomas Cobden-Sanderson, involved in the founding of the Doves Bindery and Press. We’re not talking about him today, however! I want to tell you about his wife, Anne, who would have lived here as well, but is not featured on the plaque.
🎉 New #blogpost! A Wander Down Ladbroke Grove!
Happy #InternationalTouristGuideDay!! 🗺
🎉 New #blogpost! 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Chelsea!
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