Executions continued to be carried out publicly in the 18th century, mostly outside Newgate Prison in London. After 1783, a swifter method of execution was used, with the removal of a platform ...

Highwaymen increased in number in the early 18th century. They targeted stagecoaches ... Black Bess, from London to York in record time to provide himself with an alibi for a crime.

London's history is pockmarked with death and disease, from the infamous Great Plague of the 1600s to the devastating impacts of smallpox in the 18th Century. Alongside the well-known health disasters ...

An exhibition at London’s Wallace Collection is exploring the art of timekeeping by showcasing five breathtaking clocks designed by André-Charles Boulle, the famed 18th-century Parisian craftsman.

The oldest surviving feature is the high stone wall built in 1376. The 18th century dormitory for Westminster School, completed by the Earl of Burlington, is on the west side. The London plane trees ...