Discover prehistoric London, see how the city changed under Roman rule, and wonder at medieval London.
Hear the author of The Blackest Streets discuss the slums of 19th century London as mapped by Charles Booth in 1886.
Join curator Jackie Keily as she explores the subject of medieval women and marriage in London.
Celebrate the lives and repertoire of the London Waits in this study day.Book in advance £30, concs £25.
Hear about our new collection of over 2,500 medieval and early modern buttons recovered from the Thames.
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As seen on BBC1's Seven Ages of Britain - Charles I's execution tunic is now on special display for one month only in our new War Plague and Fire Gallery
Follow the turbulent years from Elizabethan times, through the ravages of Civil War, to the cataclysmic disasters of the Great Plague of 1665, and the Great Fire of 1666.
Our spectacular £20 million Galleries of Modern London, will tell the story of London and its people from 1666 to the present day.
7,000 objects, show-stopping interactives, specially designed family exhibits, film and changing displays, will transport you through the capital’s tumultuous history, rich with drama, triumph and near disaster!