London has always been a hub for photography. The very first photo of London was taken in 1839, only a matter of weeks after the French government revealed the secrets of daguerreotype photography in ...

For many, the first month of the year is a time for Dry January, with participants challenging themselves to abstain from alcohol until February. With numerous freezing January days still to come, ...

Most of us, when we think of Victorian London, think of the work of Charles Dickens. Historian Judith Flanders' uses Dickens' words to paint a... In September 1777, Samuel Johnson declared to his ...

When we look at paintings, photographs or illustrations of Victorian London, it’s difficult to appreciate just how smelly the city was during the mid-1800s. But what caused it? The answer is not for ...

One of the UK’s most famous luxury chocolate brands, founded in Victorian London in 1875, can today be found in the charming Royal Arcade, off Old Bond Street .