Britain’s first black mayor – 1913
Britain’s first black mayor was elected as far back as 1913. This is a newspaper report of John Archer’s elevation
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Charlotte Bronte visits the Great Exhibition – 1851
Charlotte Bronte was one of millions who visited the Great Exhibition in the “Crystal Palace” at Hyde Park in 1851.
Read moreKarl Marx on a London pub crawl – 1850s
Karl Marx appears an imposing and rather serious figure in his photographs. But that was not the full story as this
Read morePolice foil a Chartist rising – 1848
After all other avenues for reform had failed, some Chartists turned to armed uprising. But the Orange Tree conspiracy of
Read moreSmog in Victorian London – 1839
London smogs became famous in the 19th and 20th centuries. This is an eyewitness account by Flora Tristan, a Frenchwoman
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