Museum of London - Docklands

Pocket Histories

These Pocket Histories each take five objects or images as the basis for a short exploration of an area of London’s history.

Prehistory (500,000BC-43AD)

• The River Thames in prehistory

Roman (AD43-AD450)

• Queen Boudica in London
• What was life like in Roman London?

Medieval (1066-1485)

• What was life like in Medieval London?

Tudor & Stuart (1485-1714)

• What was life like in Tudor London?
• What happened in the Great Fire of London?

19th century (1800-1899)

• What was life like for children in Victorian London?
• Jack the Ripper and the East End

20th century

• The ‘London Look’: London fashion trends 1950-2002
• Suffragette City: How did the ‘votes for women’ campaign affect London
• What was life like in London during World War II?

Cross-period

• Where do Londoners come from? London’s communities 1675-present
• Political protest in London, 1750-1900
• What were Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens like?
• London Plagues: 1348–1665
• Why were London’s docks built?