Demonstrations and unrest after the passage of the Reform Bill in 1831.

Brief description and illustion of the Bank of England, established in 1694.

London fishmarket officially established by an Act of Parliament in 1698.

Specialized department in London that oversees and regulates commerce.

Location of a court house in London which housed the city's first group of constables.

Short history of the royal family's principal London residence. 1703-today

Cross-linked description of a plot in 19th century England to assasinate a few cabinet members and overthrow the government. 1820

The most famous pillory, or place of public punishment, in London. Circa 1700

Short description of an early "House of Correction" or prison in England.

Eighteenth century building which served as a market place for corn merchants.

History of the place where documents are brought to custom officials by shipping agents. Originally built in the 14th century, rebuilt in 1671 and 1715.

Cross-linked description of the organization that was established in 1600 and given monopoly rights to bring goods from India.

History of a debtors' prison that could contain some 300 prisoners and their families. Described by Charles Dickens in his novel The Pickwick Papers. 1197-1846

Riots in London that resulted from the passage of the Gin Act, a tax on the beverage. 1743

History of the lower house of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

Cross-linked history of the upper house of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Generally made up of members of the nobility and high-ranking clergy.

Much hated prison which, in the 1800s, was mainly used for debtors or for people been convicted of libel.

Established in the 14th century, it was at the time one of the best places in London to buy meat, game, poultry and fish.

Short history of an association of underwriters that still exists today. Est. 1771

Created in 1889, it was the first metropolitan-wide form of general local government.

Brief history of London's chief prison in the early 19th century.

England's most important crown court. Originally established in 1539.

Founded in 1768 by a group of leading artists as a school to train artists in drawing, painting, sculpture and architecture.

Originally established in 1566, this gathering place of London merchants is the center of the country's industry.

The first organisation ever set up in Britain to benefit art, science, productivity and trade. Originally founded in 1754.

Description of a demonstration to protest the arrest of John Wilkes for libel. 1768

Brief history of the central hub in London for buying and selling of stock and raising of capital for new businesses.

Demonstrations led by Lord George Gordon against idea of Catholic emancipation. July 1780

Cross-linked history of a radical, revolutionary group who plotted to overthrow the government in the early 1800s.

Short history of the London garrison originally started by William the Conqueror in 1078.

Description and history of the site of the first permanent gallows in London and the main place for public executions until 1783.

Description of a major dock in the East End of London, constructed from 1800-1802.