Daisy Mansfield is volunteer with VCH London, focusing on artists in Soho. In this blog, she discusses what we can learn about Soho in the eighteenth-century from the work of the renowned artist and c...

In a previous article I looked at those who worked at Kenwood House, which led me on to take a look at how employees were recruited. Many servants acquired their position via word of mouth and were able to supply a good reference from a previous employer, although of course, at that time there was no legal requirement to provide one, but without such a reference it would have been virtually impossible to find employment. I have also looked at the typical wages of servants in a previous article which can be found…

Crime and punishment in early modern London and the home counties is a rich area of study. Students will encounter not only the changes in the law across the period, but also the very real human stori...

From the Black Death to the Covid-19 pandemic, from medieval medicine to public health across the centuries, from hospitals to archives & collections. Join us to discover Londo...

Anna Cusack Oliver Cromwell cancelled Christmas – so goes the word on the street. Many people have heard this, friends, family, and strangers often tout it. ‘The Puritans were so strict even Christ…