London
Blitz: The diary of an air raid
29/30 December 1941: when German bombers launched on London their most devastating attack yet. Accompanied by computer reconstructions.
- 1936 Cable Street Riots
The day when East End Jews decided to confront Oswald Mosley’s Fascist blackshirts. - Cities and disaster
An examination of the calamities that befell seven cities: London (1666), Lisbon (1755), Chicago (1871), San Francisco (1906), Tokyo/Yokohama (1923), Florence (1966), New Orleans (2005). - Fire
The story of the Great Fire of London of 1666 – and its legacy – and how its devastation spread. - London: The greatest city
Edited transcript of the Channel 4 documentary on Britain's capital, together with many of the computer reconstructions that appeared in it. - Plague
The story of the Great Plague of 1665, plus an explanation of the disease and its spread in London and the rest of England. - The Year London Blew Up
In 1974/5, London endured a 14-month bombing campaign by the Provisional IRA. This timeline exposes the fear and confusion of that time.
