An American Patriot?: Benedict Arnold in London
Americans are genuinely surprised by how little the Brits know or, indeed, care about what they call the Revolutionary War and what we call the […]
The American Memorial Chapel, St Paul’s
If you’ve seen Herbert Mason’s photo ‘St Paul’s Survives’ – the dome of the cathedral still standing proud as the smoke of the Blitz rises […]
The crypt museum in All Hallows by the Tower
Fight your way through the crowds surrounding the Tower of London and you might just make it through to one of London’s oldest churches. All […]
No Pasaran! The Jubilee Gardens Memorial
The British and other foreign fighters travelling to Ukraine to resist Putin’s invasion are an echo of 85 years ago, some 35,000 non-Spaniards (2,500 from […]
The Church of St Mary Aldermanbury – London and Missouri
At the corner of Love Lane and Aldermanbury, round the back of the old City of London Police HQ, is a ‘pocket park’ that was […]
The Statue of Robert Clive – ‘Clive of India’
WHAT: Statue of Robert Clive WHERE: Clive Steps, King Charles Street, Whitehall (map) BY WHOM: Robert Tweed WHEN: 1912
Six less than obvious tales from the Churchill War Rooms
I’ve done so many tours of the Churchill War Rooms recently (né Cabinet War Rooms, né Central War Room) that I’m half-expecting them to give […]
Recent Reading – books about Winston Churchill
I’m about to start several tours for (mainly) Americans who are following in the footsteps of Winston Churchill. We’ll be doing Chartwell, Blenheim, Bletchley Park, […]
The Opening Ceremony at the Tower of London
You’ve probably heard of the Tower of London’s ‘Ceremony of the Keys’ that takes place just before 10pm every day. This is when the Tower […]
Love Letters to London
Yesterday, wearing my London Society hat and Paul Smith suit, I went to the awards for the Society’s “Love Letters to London” writing competition around […]