History of London

The 2003 London blackout was a serious power outage that occurred in parts of southern London and north-west Kent on 28 August 2003. It was the largest blackout in South East England since the great Storm of 1987, affecting an estimated 500,000 people (about one percent of the population of the U.K.). ...more on Wikipedia about "2003 London blackout"

Abney Park is situated in Stoke Newington, London, England. It is a historic 32 acre parkland, dating from the time of Lady Mary Abney and Dr Isaac Watts; and their neighboring Hartopp family. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abney Park"

The Admiral Duncan is a pub in Old Compton Street, Soho in the heart of London's gay district. It is named after Admiral Adam Duncan, who defeated the Dutch fleet at Camperdown in 1797. ...more on Wikipedia about "Admiral Duncan pub"

Agar Town (or Agar-Town or Agar-town) was an area of St Pancras, London. It was named after William Agar, a wealthy lawyer who lived at Elm Lodge, a villa in large grounds near to the Regent's Canal roughly where Barker Drive is now. Agar Town consisted of low-quality housing for poor people, built of the lowest quality materials on 21 year leases, and was generally considered a slum. The neighborhood was demolished by the Midland Railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agar Town"

Ale silver was a rent or tribute annually paid to the Lord Mayor of London by those that sold ale within the city. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ale silver"

An aleconner is an official title still used in some communities of the United Kingdom for an individual appointed to look to the goodness of bread, ale and beer within the jurisdiction the court leet. Historically, four aleconners were chosen annually by the common-hall of the city. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aleconner"

Alsatia in London, was the name given to an area lying north of the River Thames covered by the Whitefriars monastery, to the south of the west end of Fleet Street and adjacent to the Temple. Between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries it had the privilege of a sanctuary, except against a writ of the Lord Chief Justice or of the Lords of the Privy Council; and as a result it was the refuge of the perpetrators of every grade of crime, debauchery, and offence against the laws. The execution of a warrant there, if at any time practicable, was attended with great danger, as all united in a maintenance in common of the immunity of the place. It was the last place of sanctuary used in England;and was abolished by Act of Parliament named The Escape from Prison Act in 1697. Eleven other places in London (including The Mint were named in the Act. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alsatia"

Each year from 1871 to 1874 an Annual International Exhibition was held in London, England. These exhibitions followed on from the 1851 Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations and the 1862 International Exhibition in London, and the many international exhibitions which had been held in various countries since 1851. ...more on Wikipedia about "Annual International Exhibitions (London 1871-74)"

The Balcombe Street Siege was an incident involving members of the Provisional IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the London Metropolitan Police lasting from December 6 to December 12 1975. ...more on Wikipedia about "Balcombe Street Siege"

In Tudor and Early Stuart English architecture a banqueting house is a separate building reached through pleasure gardens from the main residence, whose use is purely for entertaining. It may be raised, for additional air or a vista, and it may be richly decorated, but it contains no bedrooms or kitchens. Its contemporary Italian equivalent was a casina. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banqueting House"

East Barnet was a local government district in south Hertfordshire from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Barnet. From 1905 it included Arkley and from 1914 Totteridge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barnet Urban District"

The Batcave, which was held at Gossips in Dean Street (Soho), was an early goth nightclub in London, England. As one of the most famous meeting points for early goths, it lent its name to the term Batcaver, used to describe old school goths. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batcave (London nightclub)"

The Battle of Deptford Bridge was the culminating event of the Cornish Rebellion of 1497. It took place on 17 June 1497 on a site in present-day Deptford in south-east London, adjacent to the River Ravensbourne. ...more on Wikipedia about "Battle of Deptford Bridge"

The Bethlem Royal Hospital of London, which has been variously known as Bethlem Hospital, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam, is the world's oldest psychiatric hospital. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bethlem Royal Hospital"

Opened on 1 July 1840 as Shoreditch and renamed Bishopsgate on 27 July 1847, it was the original London passenger terminus of the Eastern Counties Railway. The station was inconveniently located and was replaced as the terminus when Liverpool Street opened in 1874. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bishopsgate railway station"

A blue plaque is a sign attached to a house where someone famous once lived (or sometimes where a notable event took place) to commemorate that fact. In England these are often blue-glazed earthenware discs, 19 inches (48 cm) in diameter, with a white border and white text, placed on the exterior of buildings or other places. They mark the building's historic link rather than celebrating the person. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue plaque"

Bluegate Fields (a.k.a. Blue Gate Fields) was one of the worst slum areas that once existed just north of the old, East London docks during the Victorian era. Two streets in the area had actually been named Bluegate Fields at different times – present-day Dellow St. (along the eastern edge of the St. George’s-in-the-East church yard) is one of them – Cable Street (along the northern edge of the church yard) is the other. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bluegate Fields"

Borough Road is in Southwark, London SE1. It runs east-west between St George's Circus and Borough High Street. Southwark Bridge Road crosses Borough Road north-south about halfway along. The railway to Blackfriars station also passes overhead at the junction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Borough Road"

The Brinks Mat Robbery occurred on 26 November 1983 when six robbers broke into the Brinks Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport, England. The robbers thought they were going to steal £3 million in cash; however when they arrived they found ten tonnes of gold bullion (worth £26 million). The gang got into the warehouse thanks to security guard Anthony Black, who was the brother-in-law of the raid's architect, Brian Robinson. Scotland Yard quickly discovered the family connection and Black confessed to aiding and abetting the raiders, providing them with a key to the main door and giving them details of security measures. Tried at the Old Bailey, Robinson and gang leader Michael McAvoy were each sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for armed robbery. Black got six years, and served three. Police are still looking for 3 tonnes of stolen gold that has never been recovered. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brinks Mat robbery"

The British Empire Exhibition was held at Wembley, London in 1924. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Empire Exhibition"

The Brixton riot of April 11, 1981 was the most serious riot in London of the century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brixton riot (1981)"

The Brixton riot of 1985 started on 28 September in Brixton in South London. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brixton riot (1985)"

The Brixton riots of 1995 began on December 13 after the death of a 26 year old black man, Wayne Douglas in police custody. Trouble broke out after what had been a peaceful protest outside the police station where the death occurred. The riots resulted in widespread destruction to properties and vehicles in the area, with several hundred people involved. Police sealed off a two mile area around Brixton in south London. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brixton riot (1995)"

The Broadwater Farm riot was a riot that occurred in and around the Broadwater Farm area of Tottenham London on 6 October 1985. Substantial damage was caused and a police officer, PC Keith Blakelock, was killed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Broadwater Farm riot"

The Brown Dog affair was a controversy and cause célèbre for a brief period in Edwardian England, from 1903 to 1910, and revolving around vivisection and a statue erected in memory of a dog killed in the cause of medical research. The Brown Dog affair provoked riots the size of which were not repeated in the United Kingdom until the poll tax riot of March 1990. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brown Dog affair"

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