In 1883, Louise Michel, a notorious political radical and veteran of the Paris Commune, was invited to view the Lambeth …
The Man in the White Cotton Suit: William Roupell, MP, Treachery and Fraud in Queen Victoria’s Lambeth
Olga and Michael Leapman tell the story of William Roupell, MP for Lambeth and convicted fraudster.
Lambeth Palace Library move recalls marriage scandals of past times
Dating back to 1610, Lambeth Palace Library can claim to be the oldest public library in the country. It may …
‘Whoreterloo’: Prostitutes and Soldiers in North Lambeth in the First World War
Jerry White, Professor of History at London University, writes about the ‘heady mix of soldiers and women’ in the Waterloo area during the First World War.
The Old Vic and the murder of Mary Ashford: the opening night of the Royal Coburg Theatre, 11 May 1818
Vauxhall History co-editor Naomi Clifford’s The Murder of Mary Ashford: The Crime That Changed English Legal History (Pen & Sword, …