#OnThisDay, 11 Mar 1942, the current Waterloo Bridge in London partially opens. The construction force included many women, giving it the nickname “the Ladies Bridge”.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #LondonHistory #WorldWar2 #Histodons

https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/england-built-by-women/

#summerschool #colonialhistory #postcolonial #city #LondonHistory 📷 Chris McKenna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 3/3
Victorian England’s reputation for repression hides a complex truth. Prostitution was widespread, economically necessary, and socially tolerated, revealing a society managing sexuality rather than erasing it.
#VictorianEra #HiddenHistory #LondonHistory #WomenInHistory #UntoldStories
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/fallen-women-were-victorian-prostitutes-really-fallen-006803

Two new #OpenAccess histories from UCL Press,:

Student London
A new history of higher education in the capital
Georgina Brewis & Sam Blaxland

https://uclpress.co.uk/book/student-london/

Survey of London:
University College London, The Bloomsbury Campus

https://uclpress.co.uk/book/university-college-london/

#History #LondonHistory

Student London

Students have formed a significant part of London’s population since the foundation of its first university in 1826, and Student London centres their experiences in the city’s history. To tell the 200-year story of student life in the capital this book draws on a rich source base that ranges from institutional records to college magazines, […]

UCL Press

During the Napoleonic wars there was a man in a volunteers corps called James Poole. Soldiers had to make their own uniforms and his improvised creation had caught the officers' attention, and they started ordering from the amateur tailor. After the wars, he and his son Henry basically put Savile Row on the map.

#fashion #fashionhistory #London #LondonHistory

Londonist: How Good is AI at Making London Maps?. “I think we can all agree that this is an attractive image. It’s got the basics right, too. There is the walled settlement of Londinium on the north bank of the Thames, with a single bridge spanning the water. That, however, is the sum of its fidelity. Everything else is a suitcase of piffle.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/05/londonist-how-good-is-ai-at-making-london-maps/
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A digital map reveals medieval London, York, and Oxford — where markets and mansions were deadlier than slums.In the Middle Ages, wealth, pride, and honor could get you killed.
⚔️#MurderMap 🕵️‍♂️#DarkHistory #MiddleAges #HistoricalTruth #MedievalCities #LondonHistory #YorkMinster #Oxford #FollowForHistory #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/medieval-murder-maps-0022391

City of London England: New online archive launched to celebrate more than 20 years of the Liberty Festival and the UK’s disability arts scene. “Now, for the first time, materials relating to the festival’s history are available in one place, offering a rich resource for audiences, researchers, and future cultural innovators. The digital guide is accessible by design, including features […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/05/city-of-london-england-new-online-archive-launched-to-celebrate-more-than-20-years-of-the-liberty-festival-and-the-uks-disability-arts-scene/

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