Photo Essays
Elizabeth and Philip: Photos From the Royal Wedding, 1947
Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne for so long (60 years) and of course has been in the public eye for even longer (she’s 86 years old) that it can be a...
Horrors, It's London Fashion!
Inspired by everything from horror movies to Maggie Smith in "The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie", London designers took a few risks for Fall, 2008 and came up with...
London's Massive Royal Wedding Party
The city rocks out in celebration of Prince Williams marriage to Kate Middleton
Students Protest in London
Demonstrators gather in opposition to higher university fees and austerity measures
Sarkozy's London Calling
The French President and First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, visit the UK
Francis Bacon at London's Tate Gallery
TIME art critic Richard Lacayo reviews the magnificent exhibit celebrating the artist's upcoming centenary
A Heavy Snowfall Cripples London
Life in the British capital snarls to a halt after a major winter storm
LIFE in Lower Manhattan: Where New York Was Born
What can anyone say about New York City that has not already been expressed by Hart Crane, Woody Allen, Elizabeth Bishop, Federico García Lorca, Walt Whitman,...
Last Call for the Tube
London's new mayor Boris Johnson makes an immediate impression by implementing a city-wide ban on alcohol on the Underground. The locals were determined to make...
Behind the Picture: George Lott, Casualty of War
In January 1945, LIFE magazine published a groundbreaking story, featuring dozens of photographs by Ralph Morse, chronicling the journey of a badly wounded...
A Village Fights Heathrow's Expansion
The announcement that London's Heathrow airport will get a third runway means the nearby village of Sipson will be razed. But the residents are fighting it
A New Blitz
Four explosions in London rip apart a bus and shut down the entire transport system
Those Loony Olympic Mascots
London's eerie choices for the 2012 games prompt questions about what makes a successful mascot. From the cute and cuddly to the creepy, absurd, and ethically...
Brit Awards 2008
London hosts a night of music and glamour at Britain's biggest music awards
In Full Color
A new London exhibition examines black British style
Versace: The Art of Fashion
London's V&A Museum puts stunning designs on display in a unique exhibition
Oilfire
The Great Fire of London
Under Glass at the Darwin Center
London's Natural History Museum unveils some grizzly but fascinating specimens
Licensed To Thrill
An exhibit at London's Imperial War Museum chronicles how novelist Ian Fleming used his wartime experiences in British naval intelligence to create the spy story...
Eagle Eye: The Best Satellite Views of the Earth
If you really want to know where you are, you need to pull back—way back. DigitalGlobe has rounded up the most amazing satellite images of the Earth created this...
