Two new #OpenAccess histories from @uclpress.bsky.social:

Student London
A new history of higher education in the capital

uclpress.co.uk/book/student...

Survey of London:
University College London, The Bloomsbury Campus

uclpress.co.uk/book/univers...

#History #LondonHistory

📚 As UCL marks 200 years, Student London: A New History of Higher Education in the Capital is out now! Discover student life across the city from 1826 to today, drawing on rich archives and personal histories. Free to read: bit.ly/3NcnXpi
#StudentLondon #LondonHistory #HigherEducation #OpenAccess

I once swore the #TowerOfLondon wasn’t for me; too busy, too Tudor.

A snowy morning changed everything.

A Beefeater tour, Crown Jewels… and a spark that became a book.

What place proved you wrong?
jennifercwilsonwriter.substack.com/p/changing-y...

#LondonHistory #HistoricRoyalPalaces

London Museum Docklands video out now youtu.be/rrjUtQrEvz8 #londonhistory #museum #londonmuseum #historyoflondon #ActuallyAutistic #daytrip #london #travel #docklands #sensoryreview

📚new post📚
BETWEEN THE STOPS | BOOK REVIEW
A journey through Sandi's history as we journey through London by bus. 🚌

🔗 READ: bit.ly/Review-Betwe...

#BetweenTheStops #SandiToksvig #memoir #nonfictionbooks #bookreview #Londonhistory #queervoices #womenshistory

My first Great Fire walk of the year runs tomorrow at 10.45am. 🔥Come and share a Pepys-eye view of this extraordinary event in London history and find out why his office only burned down 7 years later! 🔥Book direct with www.walks.com (ps it will be sunny tomorrow!) #londonwalks #londonhistory #pepys

Interesting series about "200 years of the National Gallery" youtu.be/V0fQZLgGJpw?... #LondonHistory

Event at UCL on 29 May 6pm to celebrate publication of Metropolitan Science: London Sites & Cultures of Knowledge and Practice, c. 1600-1800. Join @jasminekt.bsky.social & me, in discussion with Simon Werrett & Tim Boon #histsci #earlymodern #18thcentury #londonhistory

www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

From the Millennium Dome to the world-famous O₂ Arena 🎶

This video explores the history, design, and transformation of one of London’s most iconic landmarks — with cinematic drone footage throughout.

Watch here 👉 youtu.be/v19u18yuxnk?...

#O2Arena #MillenniumDome #LondonHistory #DroneFootage

Nothing says "love" like a Valentine's visit to Benjamin Franklin House!

Bring a loved one by this Friday, Saturday, or Sunday and use promo code LOVE25 to get buy one, get 50% off admission!

#BenjaminFranklinHouse #BenjaminFranklin #London #LondonHistory #ValentinesDay

Floris London is the oldest English retailer of fragrance and toiletries, established in 1730 by Juan Famenias Floris. Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, Florence Nightingale, and Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond were all customers. #watercolour #watercolors #london #londonhistory #londonart

St. Paul’s Cathedral at night. #wren #c17 #Londonhistory

How the recently unearthed Roman mosaics in Borough, London were preserved to be displayed in the future. Fascinating.
www.mola.org.uk/discoveries/...
#London #LondonHistory

#OnThisDay, 8 Oct 1952, USAF 2nd Lt Nurse Abbie Sweetwine uses military triage at the Harrow and Wealdstone train crash in London. She saves lives and paves the way for the UK’s use of paramedics.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BlackHistory #BritishHistory #LondonHistory 🗃️
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Private greed, public good and a great book - I think this is a perfect time for this talk👇

The Mercenary River by @NickHigham

kts.org.uk/public-meeti...

#RiverThames
#TheMercenaryRiver #LondonWater ##PublicGood #WaterHistory #NickHigham #KingstonSociety #WaterCrisis #LondonHistory

Etching:
This hand-pulled etching captures the solemn grandeur of Victorian architecture at one of London’s most atmospheric cemeteries.
#Etching #Printmaking #HighgateCemetery #Intaglio #DarkRomanticism #GothicArt #ArchitecturalDrawing #LondonHistory #ContemporaryPrintmaking