Where London's history clicks into place
You don't have to be at school or college to be interested in learning. The Museum is for people of all ages who want to find out more. Pick a period in the menu. Find the resources written specifically for you.
You don't have to be at school or college to be interested in learning. The Museum is for people of all ages who want to find out more.
Pick a period in the menu. Find the resources written specifically for you.
For an overview of life in London now and throughout history
What were people doing here 450,000 years before Romans founded Londinium?
The town of Londinium was founded by settling Romans and became a thriving city
The century that saw the death of Queen Victoria and the birth of the Internet
After the French Revolution everything changed, from politics to fashion, as London became the Imperial capital
London flourished, with high culture - and an underworld of poverty and crime
Under the rule of the Tudors and Stuarts London was an exciting place full of risk and opportunity
From the rubble of the Roman Empire, a new London gradually emerged