London history pubs

In constant search of a pub - not just any old pub but the quaintest, cosiest, most historic pubs in London. Care to join me? @AnnLaffeaty

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A fancy pub with a friendly atmosphere - plus history from everywhere you look.
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On this day, in or near a pub: On September 12 1688, the notorious Hanging Judge Jeffreys was ambushed by an angry mob outside a Wapping pub. But which one?
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On this day, in a pub: On September 8 1888, Annie Chapman was beckoned outside the Ten Bells where she was drinking by a hideous man in a skullcap. Jack the Ripper? Who knows. But in any case, she was horrifically slaughtered within hours.
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It has vampires, a theatrical past and booths for social-distancing. What more can a London pub want?
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Pub reopening day! Woohoo! Here's another pub to celebrate.
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Last night at the Quarant Inn tonight before the big pub reopening tomorrow! Our makeshift pub has done us proud every Friday for the past 16 weeks....but it's the end of an era.
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On this day, in or near a pub: On June 26 1816 Millbank prison, where the Tate Britain now stands, opened its doors to inmates. Many people died here while awaiting transportation - so it’s no wonder that the pub on this site is said to be haunted.
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On this day, in or near a pub: On June 25 1942, “Soho Ripper” Gordon Frederick Cummins was hanged during an air raid. What a fitting end for the RAF officer who strangled and mutilated at least four women during the Blitz blackouts.
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On this (actual) day, in or near a pub.....millions of people in England awaited the big pub reopening announcement. Good luck everyone. Hope to see you all in a socially-distanced pub situation soon!
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On this day, in or near a pub: On June 20 1857, Queen Victoria officially opened the South Kensington Museum. And she probably then nipped around the corner for a pint.
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On this day, in or near a pub: On May 31, 1837 Joseph Grimaldi died quietly in the night after a convivial evening spent drinking to excess at his local pub.
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On this day, in or near a pub: May 26 1703 was the date when diarist, philanderer and naval bigwig Samuel Pepys breathed his last - knocking the profits of many a London pub.
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London's pubs may be closed for now - but let's still celebrate them and drink a toast in the sun to their reopening very soon.
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On this day, in or near a pub: On May 15 1800, King George III was standing for his own National Anthem at the Theatre Royal when an assailant fired at him, missing him by inches. The man was caught - and the show went on at the king's request.
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@austinalleninc Ha ha, yes, but there's also many of us who would gladly give our right arm for a trip to the pub at the moment!

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On this day, in or near a pub: On May 4 1535 English martyr St John Houghton was hanged, drawn and quartered and bits of his body were then hung in different parts of London. And we thought WE had problems.
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On this day, in or near a pub: On April 24 1731, Robinson Crusoe author Daniel Defoe breathed his last with the cause of death given as “lethargy”. Happens to the best of us.
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On this day, in or near a pub: On April 23 1668 Samuel Pepys partook of beer and lobster in a well-known London pub.  Three years earlier, the diarist had expressed sadness at the sight of empty streets in plague-hit London. Sounds familiar?
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On this day, in or near a pub: On April 21 1890, an Old Bailey jury heard about a gruesome murder involving an umbrella in the eye outside a well-known Southwark pub.
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In the words of the Queen, "We'll meet again". In pubs, hopefully. And those words are particularly apt for this pub with its famous post-wartime clientele.
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