Historical men and women

Bethnal Green’s blind beggar was a legendary character who gave his name to a pub that was to acquire a sinister reputation in m...

Turn again, Whittington, thou worthy citizen, Turn again, Whittington, Lord Mayor of London. Make your fortune, find a good wife,...

London owes a huge debt to Joseph Bazalgette for solving the problem of how to dispose of the sewage produced by a rapidly growing po...

Sir Christopher Wren, famed as the architect of St Paul’s Cathedral, was born at East Knoyle, Wiltshire, on 20 th October 1632. He w...