To earn the right to operate one of London’s iconic black cabs, aspiring drivers must pass one of the hardest tests in the world, known as “The Knowledge.” It requires knowing central London’s maze of ...

Grave robbers had gotten there first. Sometime in the 16th century, they ransacked the tomb for its gold and grave goods, leaving the bones behind and lid cracked. But five centuries later, on the ...

IN a paper read to the Newcomen Society on February 21, an interesting sketch was given of the history of the streets and pavements of London. In only two periods in its long history has London been ...