Archives and City history

  • London Metropolitan Archives
    View of the Victoria Embankment and the River Thames from Somerset House, looking towards the City of London (1873)
    London Metropolitan Archives

    Located in Clerkenwell, LMA is full of documents, prints and maps on the history of London

  • Guildhall Library
    Image of the 1870s Guildhall Library
    Guildhall Library

    Guildhall Library is a public reference library which specialises in the history of London

  • City history
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    City history

    Since it was established by the Romans in around AD50, the City has grown into one of the world’s great financial centres

  • Archives and City history
    magna carta
    Magna Carta

    The City Corporation owns one of the last remaining copies of the Magna Carta - find out more about this rare document.


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