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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
17th June 2010 Flamboyant artist Sebastian Horsley dies of drugs overdose in London.
17th June 2000 Langthorne Park, with unique art sculptures, is opened in Leyton.
17th June 1974 The Provisional IRA bombed the Houses of Parliament injuring 11 people.
17th June 1945 Former mayor of London Ken Livingston born in Lambeth.
17th June 1944 Resistance fighter/poet Col Blake arrives in London
17th June 1940 General De Gaulle departs Bordeaux for London
17th June 1832 William Crookes, chemist and finder of Thallium, born in London.
17th June 1719 Joseph Addison, writer and poet and founder of The Spectator, died in London.
17th June 1239 Edward I, King of England, born in the Palace of Westminster.
17th June 1215 King John's Magna Carta is signed at Runnymede to limit the power of the monarchy.
17th June 2000 Langthorne Park, with unique art sculptures, is opened in Leyton.
17th June 1974 The Provisional IRA bombed the Houses of Parliament injuring 11 people.
17th June 1945 Former mayor of London Ken Livingston born in Lambeth.
17th June 1944 Resistance fighter/poet Col Blake arrives in London
17th June 1940 General De Gaulle departs Bordeaux for London
17th June 1832 William Crookes, chemist and finder of Thallium, born in London.
17th June 1719 Joseph Addison, writer and poet and founder of The Spectator, died in London.
17th June 1239 Edward I, King of England, born in the Palace of Westminster.
17th June 1215 King John's Magna Carta is signed at Runnymede to limit the power of the monarchy.
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Tour of the MonthThe London Tennis Tour
A tour of some of the key sites for tennis historians, including more than just Wimbledon!
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