by BlackTaxiTours | Oct 22, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Back in London’s mythological times, this was a very important guy. He’s the King who reputedly gave his name to the city – Lud’s Town – which over the years evolved into the word London. He was, for all intents and purposes, the first Ludoner! Now if you’re thinking...
by BlackTaxiTours | Oct 13, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Got a weak stomach? So many stories from London’s past are definitely not for the squeamish. Torture, beheadings and worse – there didn’t seem to be any length they wouldn’t go to inflict pain and suffering on victims. But there was one execution site in London...
by BlackTaxiTours | Oct 8, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
When we do tours for visitors, especially from the USA, we’re often asked if there are any remains of German bombing from the Blitz, when London was subjected to nightly bombing during WW2. It’s one of those terrible events that London will forever be known....
by BlackTaxiTours | Oct 6, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
Most British schoolchildren (certainly of my generation) remember the story of silly old King Canute who sat on the beach and tried to hold back the waves to show how all-powerful he was. Well it turns out, we’ve got this totally wrong. King Cnut (note the now correct...
by BlackTaxiTours | Oct 3, 2025 | Black Taxi Tours of London
On the face of it, sounds like the sort of event you might like to be involved in. Unlimited floods of beer cascading down. But alas no. The incident that took place at the Horse Shoe Brewery in 1814 on Tottenham Court Road (where the Dominion Theatre now stands)...
