I’ll take the English version every time.

“Right in the centre and swim of things” – Early August in London

"India is ours today...British bayonets beat bhang"

August 2, 1858 – the high tide of imperialism

the friends of the abolition of slavery – some 130 of them – have gathered at the tavern to celebrate the event

August 1, 1834 – the Abolition of Slavery

a guide who has both a judge’s wig and a barrister’s wig

London Calling on Monday, July 31st – The Week Ahead

Just another day in the London Walks office – and a recommendation

Ann talking about her new walk, Cat Tails – A Feline Take on London History.

Miaow! London History with a Difference

I’d never been on a ride down a birth canal before

Guide David’s birthday – What happened in London on July 25th, 1946?

those magnificent men in their flying machines

What happened in London on the day Machu Picchu was discovered?

the Mews house was where the Duke of York got himself photographed with his arm around the waist of a 17-year-old American girl

A glorious gallimaufry of London perceptions

"he sired three children on his secret mistress"

The American Civil War & the London War Correspondent

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Both hands were up in the air, making that famous V for Victory sign

The V for Victory Sign and Jumbo the Dog

Something Different – Applying a Bit of Erudition to the Titan Tragedy

Minutes later eleven men – hard men, some of them drunk – come into that basement room...

An orgy of violence in a tiny room, an inspection & baseball – July 17th, 1918

"he was nicknamed ‘the smiling killer'”

The Bomb and What Happened in London on July 16th, 1945

"Mr Xavier was threatened with having his throat cut"

“Lions in the cockpit” – What Happened in London on July 15th, 1966

"on hearing his height was eight feet four inches, I expected to see a deformed monster"

What Happened in London on Bastille Day?

Mary Goes

"she danced up the Grand Staircase at Buckingham Palace"

Red Letter Day, July 13th – Mary goes to Buckingham Palace, the Same Day Queen Victoria First Crossed Its Threshold

Sex, eternal youth, rhythm and blues mixed with rock and roll...

Say Hello to the Bad Boy Band – What Happened in London on July 12, 1962

Three kings in one year and the Spanish civil war

London Lights the Fuse that Leads to the Spanish Civil War – July 11th, 1936

"Sticky", that was the nickname for tennis in its early days

Wimbledon Tennis History, Some London Walks News and that Advancer – London on July 10th

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