A World Garden In London
21 June 2007
London contains the gardens of many cultures - from vast parks to secretively secluded spots. As the summer holidays approach, we pick some of the best from around the capital.We also choose museums where you can combine events and exhibitions from London's diverse history
How Buddhism Came To London
07 June 2007
Though Western explorers first heard of Buddhism during the 18th century, they misunderstood the religion and jumped to romantic and improbable conclusions. Kate Smith looks at how an accurate picture of the faith gradually reached London.Buddhist places to visit in LondonIn the 2001 census 140,000 people
Italians In Clerkenwell From The 1800s To The 1960s
14 November 2006
For the past year Verusca Calabria has been collecting an oral history of Italians in London. Here she tells us the story of the Italian community that settled in the Clerkenwell area of London from the 1800s onward.19th century BeginningsThe 1880s was a time
Johnson, Boswell And The Abolition Of Slavery
23 July 2006
Dr Samuel Johnson, the great literary figure of the 18th century, was absolutely opposed to slavery. His biographer James Boswell however was an apologist for it. In a talk given at Samuel Johnson's London home, Professor James Basker of Barnard College, Columbia University spoke about
London's Romany Gypsies
19 July 2006
Simon Evans is author of Stopping Places a book describing the history of Gypsies in South London and Kent from the reign of Elizabeth to the end of the 20th century. He describes some of the places in London that have Gypsy connections.Right: Hop
Gypsy And Traveller History In London
12 July 2006
Kate Smith writes for Untold London: In a time when so much lip service is paid to tolerance of difference, there's one group in London whose traditional way of life has been illegal since 1995: Gypsies and Travellers.Since the Criminal Justice Act of that year
Greek Cypriot History In London
09 July 2006
Greek Cypriots came to London in large numbers from the 30s to the 60s in search of work and better opportunities. In their absence political upheaval and the division of Cyprus meant that their homeland changed forever. A multimedia project created by the Greek Cypriot
Afghani Oral Histories Collected In London
11 June 2006
The Evelyn Oldfield Unit provides advice and support for refugee communities in London. They also run a refugee oral history project. Since 2004 they have gathered oral histories from over 150 people, whilst also running a series of small exhibitions.You can learn more about the groups
Finding Romanistan
07 May 2006
During March and April 2006, a festival Gypsy, Traveller and Romany culture took place in venues around London. Primarily a film festival, it also included two art exhibitions: Traveltopia - a series of photographs by Melanie Wagner which showed in a gallery space at the National
Jewish Medieval London
02 April 2006
In 2006 a festival celebrated the 350 years since Jewish people were readmitted to Britain by Oliver Cromwell. However, we've asked historian Vanessa King to go back even further, and look for the traces of the very earliest settlement of Jewish people in Medieval London.
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