J. Draper — I Tried Riding A Penny Farthing (And It Taught Me About Feminism)

Feminism got its start from an unexpected source: the humble bicycle. Find out how in this episode of the London History Show.

J. Draper — The Canterbury Tales, or, How Technology Changes The Way We Speak

Imagine writing a story so popular that it permanently changes an entire language. That's what Geoffrey Chaucer did in the 14th century with The Canterbury Tales, often called the first text in the English literary canon.

J. Draper — The Collapse of the Roman Empire, or, Why were medieval people more primitive than the Romans?

The Romans had civilization- wine and aqueducts and roads. Why did we go backwards in the medieval period?

J. Draper — Selling Your Wife At Market

Did you know that in the 18th century, your husband could sell you at market? And that thousands of people in my comments would love to return to the good old days?

J. Draper — Did London Have Segregation?

Britain has never had a legal colour bar comparable to the US's Jim Crow laws. But did that mean that 1940s London was a race-blind utopia? Not exactly.

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