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"The Entry of Richard and Bolingbroke into London" by James Northcote ((1746–1831 CE). The painting depicts Henry IV of England (left; r. 1399-1413 CE) entering London with Richard II of England (right; r. 1377 - 1399 CE) as his captive...

The English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934) conducting the London Symphony Orchestra at the Queen's Hall in London c. 1911. From The Musical Times, Vol. 52, No. 825 (Nov. 1, 1911), pp. 705-07.

The London Mithraeum Museum over the Mithraeum ruins dating from c. 240 - 4th century CE. The ruin is now on display in its original location in the City of London.

Once the largest library in the ancient world, and containing works by the greatest thinkers and writers of antiquity, including Homer, Plato, Socrates and many more, the Library of Alexandria, northern Egypt, is popularly believed to have...

An 1870 print by Gustave Doré (1832-83) showing the cramped housing of London which followed the great urbanisation of the British Industrial Revolution.

A photograph showing bomb damage in Balham during the London Blitz (1940-1). October 1940. A bomb hit the Balham Underground Station, killing 68 people. The bus then drove into the crater, a frequent consequence of blackout conditions. (Imperial...

A May 1941 photograph showing firefighters in Queen Victoria Street during the London Blitz. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph showing barrage balloons over London. The balloons were tethered on wires and deterred low-flying aircraft which could become entangled in them. Balloons were used to protect cities and important sites during the Second World...

A photograph taken during the London Blitz of 1940-1 showing the inside of a community air raid shelter built under railway arches. (Imperial War Museums)

The Waterloo Block entrance, Tower of London, England.