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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.

Zoroastrianism is the monotheistic faith established by the Persian prophet Zoroaster (also given as Zarathustra, Zartosht) between c. 1500-1000 BCE. It holds that there is one supreme deity, Ahura Mazda (Lord of Wisdom), creator and sustainer...

Theodoric the Great (l. c. 454-526 CE, r. 493-526 CE, also known as Flavius Theodoricus) was the king of the Ostrogoths who, at the encouragement and direction of the Roman emperor Zeno, invaded Italy, deposed King Odoacer, and ruled over...

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.