Diocese of London United Kingdom New coffeehouses brought not just a new drink to drink, but a new social space away from courts and universities. If you had visited in the late seventeenth century you would have heard financial deals and the latest news from across the globe. If you went to Garraway’s Coffee House in Change Alley, you may have also seen the latest scientific experiments, from tests on gases to animal dissections.

London United Kingdom Wentworth Place (now Keats House) was home to the Romantic Poet John Keats from December 1818 - September 1820. Listen to discover more about the history of the house and Keats's time spent living there.

Diocese of London United Kingdom Recounts the story of Constable George Funnell who died in 1899 while attempting to rescue people from a fire at a Hackney pub.

Diocese of London United Kingdom Recounts the story of Solomon Gellman, aged eleven, who was run down and killed on Commercial Street in 1901 while trying to save his little brother from being injured.

Diocese of London United Kingdom Recounts the story of three men who lost their lives in 1901 while trying to rescue their workmate at the Three Mills Distillery in Bow.

Ealing Broadway United Kingdom Recounts the story of Samuel Rabbeth, a doctor at the Royal Free Hospital in Barnet, who, in 1884, lost his life while attempting to save a child in his care.

London United Kingdom Recounts the story of Thomas Griffin who, in 1899, was scalded to death at a Battersea sugar refinery while trying to rescue his mate.

Diocese of London United Kingdom Recounts the story of Richard Farris, who lost his life in the Grand Surrey Canal in Peckham in 1878 while trying to save the life of a woman.

Diocese of London United Kingdom Recounts the story of Alice Ayres who, in 1885, perished in a fire in Southwark while attempting to rescue three children.

Vilnius Lithuania Brothel madams mediated between the police and women who sold sex, so they were essential for the functioning of the state regulation of prostitution. This viewpoint explores some of the responsibilities given to brothel madams working under the state regulation system.