Notorious London: A City Tour

<p>Taught by Professor Paul Deslandes of the University of Vermont, <strong>Notorious London: A City Tour</strong> dips into various regions and eras of London’s past to give you a multifaceted look into this remarkable metropolis. From the destruction of St. Paul’s Cathedral and the dark history of the Tower of London to the decadence of the <em>fin de siècle</em> and the chaos of World War II, and beyond, these stories bring London to life across the centuries and illuminate the darker corners of a complex and contradictory city.</p>

• By This Professor
• 01: Oscar Wilde’s Decadent London
• 02: St. Paul’s Cathedral in Faith, Fire, and Sin
• 03: Getting Blitzed at London’s Café de Paris
• 04: On Carnaby Street during the Swinging ’60s
• 05: A History of Infamy in the Tower of London
• 06: Underground Catholics of Protestant London
• 07: Wicked Fun at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
• 08: Taking the Dead Man’s Path to Tyburn Tree
• 09: The Great Stink of 1858
• 10: In the Footsteps of Jack the Ripper
• 11: Fading Empire and the 1897 Diamond Jubilee
• 12: The Prying Eyes of London CCTV