London Bridge at night, spanning the waters of Lake Havasu.

London

London Archives | HISTORY

Home

HISTORY

1666

2017

1606

Crime has been a dark and powerful undercurrent in human society throughout history. Uncover the facts behind some of the most daring robberies, brazen scams and brutal murders ever committed.

Crime

2005

World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.

World War II

1940

The Middle Ages, the medieval period of European history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance, are sometimes referred to as the "Dark Ages."

Middle Ages

Landmarks and monuments, the physical record of human civilization, include spectacular structures like the Eiffel Tower, Mount Rushmore, the Panama Canal, the Brooklyn Bridge and more.

Landmarks

Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

European History

Natural disasters and changes in the environment, such as global warming, the San Francisco Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Galveston Hurricane, the Krakatoa eruption and others, have profoundly shaped human history. Explore both the sudden and long-term impacts of natural and human-made disasters.

London

Topics

Westminster Abbey

Tower of London

Buckingham Palace

Stories

Where is Matthew Flinders’ Body?

How did Big Ben get its name?

How London Bridge Ended Up In Arizona

When London Burned: 1666’s Great Fire

This Day in History

Terrorists attack London Bridge

The death of Guy Fawkes

Terrorists attack London transit system at rush hour

St. Paul’s Cathedral bombed

Great Fire of London begins

Bombers attempt to attack London transit system