Come and explore our current exhibition, "Londoners on Trial", at The London Archives and delve into London’s long and dark history of crime and punishment. Find out more through the link in our bio! #LondonersOnTrial #TheLondonArchives #CrimeAndPunishment #LondonHistory #LawAndOrder

I‘ve left @thelondonarchives.bsky.social but my final blog post has just been published. It’s rare I write about anything other than Ireland/Poor Law, but here I’ve branched out into apprenticeship. If you’re interested in how the City chucked kids into Bridewell for missing work, give it a read..

Deep gratitude to the archivists at @thelondonarchives.bsky.social who tracked down documents for me based on an obsolete reference in a 100y/o book - it was particularly satisfying and evocative to see the “deed of the king’s grant by his green seal” described in a now-lost C15th church inventory 📜

The NHS prescription cost is capped at £9.90, but what did an apothecary charge in 1678? 💊 The bill from Oct 1678 for the treatment of Elizabeth Noel includes 'a cordial potion' and 'six purging pills', coming to £1 3s 3d, nearly £200 today. 📷 COL/CA/05/01/0001, @thelondonarchives.bsky.social

Made a brief visit to @thelondonarchives.bsky.social today & delighted to encounter a secondary #school visit to the #archives + another school group on the tube alighting at Leicester Square. So great to see animated & excited kids on school outings. #schooltrips #heritage #culture #education

Fascinating blog from @thelondonarchives.bsky.social about how archival research can bring marginalised histories to the fore www.thelondonarchives.org/your-researc... #arthistory #Blackhistory #unforgottenlives

Today’s Law and Order walking tour in the City of London (via @thelondonarchives.bsky.social) ran the gamut from Roman public executions to Tudor show trials, C18th gaol-breakers to ingenious police call posts, and pickpockets to the Kray Twins. Thanks to @whoamiftr.bsky.social for organising!

We still have a few remaining tickets for our STAR workshop on Wednesday, book your ticket below 👇

@thelondonarchives.bsky.social My hugest thanks to your team yesterday for helping with my research - sadly the ONE asylum case book I needed looks to have been lost to time, but Louise Harrison gave me some brilliant advice and emailed directions on how to find a useful alternative source. Legend🥊🙏🏻

In celebration of Music Hall & Variety Day we have recreated our feature on The Finsbury Park Empire from our Music Hall display last year. We are running another event in the Autumn, watch this space to find out more! #MusicHallVarietyDay #MHVD2026 www.thelondonarchives.org/the-finsbury...

⭐️ Our final Skills Training in Archival Research (STAR) workshop of the 2025-26 year is on 3rd June! ⭐️ Are you doing archival research for a degree or work? Or just want to learn more about how to research at TLA? Then come along! Book your place using the link 👇

Join us next week for our next 'Race and the Early Modern' seminar. We'll be discussing a paper by @jamie-gemmell.bsky.social on John Satia and the ban on Black Apprenticeship. The pre-circulated materials will be sent out later today. Full details below. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...

For the @thelondonarchives.bsky.social exhibition 'Londoners on Trial', I researched the story of Jenny Diver, an 18th-century pickpocket who was transported twice and still returned to London! Read more about her exploits in my blog post 👇🏼 www.thelondonarchives.org/blog/jenny-d...

Had such a lovely time talking about crime and summary trials in 18th-19th ce Southwark at the London Archives last night. Always a great audience. The exhibition is absolutely worth a visit!

175 years since the Great Exhibition opened in Hyde Park — six million visits, a glass palace the size of 18 acres, and profits that built the V&A, Natural History Museum, and Science Museum. Worth revisiting what was on display, and what wasn't:

Thanks to @thelondonarchives.bsky.social for a lovely evening and the chance to see some evocative items from their collections. Here is the list of deaths in London for this week in 1666 - the year of the great fire. Plague numbers were relatively low, with more deaths from consumption.

As a supplement to the piece in The Times Literary Supplement (@thetls.bsky.social), www.the-tls.com/regular-feat..., here’s a (rather long!) thread on Shakespeare’s house in the Blackfriars, what we knew, and what we now know, with some links to key documents. (1/20)

More #IrishLondonHistory ☘️ at @thelondonarchives.bsky.social exhibition 'Londoners on Trial'. One display explores Removals of poor & destitute Irish from late 18th & 19th century London. And if you look closely at many of the other exhibits, you'll see references to Irish people and surnames. /1

Although not relevant to my research, the scribbles left by clerks on the endpapers and back covers of volumes are always the most fascinating. Quick sums, lists, and handwriting practice left by City of London clerks in official records ✍🏼 📷 @thelondonarchives.bsky.social - CLA/002/05/012

#LondonIrish event @thelondonarchives.bsky.social next week. Jonah Miller will be revealing an 1851 case of police brutality in an Irish neighbourhood in London, as well as the coverup and (Chartist-led) campaign for justice that followed. See you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-police...

🔍️ We have two new galleries on the #LondonPictureArchive for you to explore! First up, we have a gallery on the Ancient County of Middlesex, including photos, paintings, drawings and maps... buff.ly/Z3O8AgE

The intriguing story of a Victorian 'lady burglar', presented by @thelondonarchives.bsky.social. I look forward to visiting their Londoners on Trial exhibition when I'm back in the UK this summer. @https://tinyurl.com/397vrca6

Thank you so much for the lovely review, David! We still have one more workshop this year on 3rd June 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/skills-tra...

Finally getting round to a draft of a conference paper on guilds and regulation, and came across these lovely Coopers' marks from 1420 in Letter Book I. @thelondonarchives.bsky.social

I’m so glad I attended this workshop today, it gave my confidence in accessing physical archival records a huge boost. Thank you Claire, Jess and the rest of the team 💛

In 1910 Andrew Sanderson was sentenced to 14 days hard labour for stealing a copy of this book. On 29 April I’ll be talking about what cases like these tell us about the book trade and life in London in the early 20th century. @thelondonarchives.bsky.social book👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crime-and-...

⭐️ There is still time to sign up to our Skills Training in Archival Research (STAR) workshop on 1st April! If you can't make April, we are running it again on 3rd June Open to students, researchers and professionals who want to learn more about archival research.

Enjoyed a quick trip to @thelondonarchives.bsky.social to see their exhibition Londoners on Trial.

The new ‘Londoners on Trial’ exhibition @thelondonarchives.bsky.social is now open! You can find out more about the research I did on women and theft, including the fascinating life of Minnie Pheby, in the exhibition and on The London Archives website #history #skystorians

'Londoners on Trial' - our new FREE exhibition, now open! Explore the history of law and order in London, uncovering the stories of London’s criminals, victims and law enforcers from the medieval period to modern times. Book your ticket now! 👇 buff.ly/X40WtmV

@thelondonarchives.bsky.social exhibition #LondonersOnTrial is now open! Plenty of Irish vagrancy and pauper removals to explore, and it’s completely free to visit. There’s much more Irish history to explore at TLA, including Fenian activity in Clerkenwell www.thelondonarchives.org/blog/fenian-...

I’m giving a talk @thelondonarchives.bsky.social on April 29th! 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crime-and-...

Great evening yesterday @thelondonarchives.bsky.social where @profginab.bsky.social and Sam Blaxland presented on the methodology behind their book ‘Student London: a new history of higher education in the capital’ for #ArchivesforLondon

Join us next month for a talk on The Questioning of Eleanor Rykener and hear about the oldest document in our collection that speaks directly to LGBTQ+ history. 📅 Wed 11 March 🕑️ 1pm 📍 The London Archives 🎟️ Tickets via Eventbrite 👇 #LGBTQHistory #MedievalHistory

Lovely to see this review of our 'London in the Second World War' exhibition published on its last day. Huge thanks and congratulations to our staff who worked hard to curate it 🥳👏 Our next exhibition, 'Londoners on Trial' opens on the 9th March.... 👀 www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exh...

News! I've started as the early modern Post Doc on the AHRC-funded 'Inclusive Histories' project @royalholloway.bsky.social. I'm working at @thelondonarchives.bsky.social to research the stories of marginalised groups, which will be used to foster a more inclusive approach to teaching GCSE History

We have more Skills Training in Archival Research (STAR) workshops coming up! Join staff at The London Archives for a hands-on workshop designed to help postgrad students and researchers make the most of archival collections. 📍 The London Archives 📅 1 April + 3 June 🕛️ 1-4:30pm

✨ NOW OPEN: Spotlight on The Africa Centre Discover six decades of African creativity and activism in London. This new FREE display brings together archival documents, photos, and posters highlighting a rich history of community and culture. 🌍 🎟️ Free entry: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/display-sp...

This watercolour of Southwark Bridge, which opened in 1921 and an image of Southwark Bridge today. The artwork, dating from 1930, is titled View of Southwark Bridge from the South East, with @stpaulscathedral.bsky.social in the background. Thanks @thelondonarchives.bsky.social for the image.

Our FREE Spotlight on The Africa Centre🌍 Celebrating 60 years of African creativity, activism & community in London. From Black artists & thinkers to historic movements, explore the legacy through the archives. 📅 9 Feb - 2 Jul 2026 📍 The London Archives 🎟️ Free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/display-sp...

Next week at @thelondonarchives.bsky.social Thurs Feb 5, 6-8: Emily Gee on her book Hostel, House and Chambers: accommodating the Victorian and Edwardian Working Woman @livunipress.bsky.social. I am going. www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/hos... #ArchitecturalHistory #feminism #housing

We are looking for a new Joint Book Reviews Editor to join our editorial board. They would cover the period from 1800, working alongside Kirstin Barnard, who covers the medieval/early modern period. You can check out the full Call for Expressions of Interest here; and please do also share widely.

⚡ Lightning Talks at The London Archives ⚡ Are you a student or ECR? Need feedback on your work? Can you summarise it in 5 minutes? Join us for Lightning Talks at The London Archives - a friendly event open to researchers of London and its history! 📆 Wed 11 February 🕔 5pm

What better way to spend the weird bit between Christmas and New Year than by signing up for our range of exciting January events! See the full programme and sign up here: www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on #History #LondonHistory #Archives #LondonEvents

Merry Christmas from all of us at The London Archives! Here is a festive photo from 1970. It shows the kitchen staff of Bessemer Grange School, Dulwich, proudly showcasing their industrial scale Christmas pud! #MerryChristmas

We hope you've managed to get all of your food sorted for the big day tomorrow! Some of you thrill seekers may be picking up the centre piece from a market today... This engraving shows people doing just that at Newgate Market, Paternoster Square, on Christmas Eve in 1845. 🎄

Similarly we are NOT open late tonight, and we will be closing at 4:30pm this afternoon, and not reopening until Monday 5th January 2026. We wish you all a restful break over the festive period!🎄

1970 Christmas illuminations on Regent Street, West End, looking south from Galeries Lafayette at 188. The current regular displays date from 1954, prompted by a Daily Telegraph article describing Central London as drab and dull in mid-winter!

This 1860 print from our collections, by George Elgar Hicks, shows the rush to catch the last Christmas post at St Martin's-le-Grand. 165 years later, and we still feel this level of stress every December. We hope your Christmas posting is slightly less dramatic than this! 🎩😅