London: History, culture, people and buildings (nonfiction)

1.
The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London 4.04 avg rating — 5,895 ratings
2.
Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames 4.14 avg rating — 5,392 ratings
3.
London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets
London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets 3.46 avg rating — 3,285 ratings
3.
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper 4.09 avg rating — 64,228 ratings
5.
A Street Cat Named Bob
A Street Cat Named Bob 3.99 avg rating — 59,150 ratings
6.
City of Ravens: The Extraordinary History of London, its Tower and Its Famous Ravens
City of Ravens: The Extraordinary History of London, its Tower and Its Famous Ravens
by: Boria Sax
3.35 avg rating — 141 ratings
7.
London Under London: A Subterranean Guide
London Under London: A Subterranean Guide 4.15 avg rating — 117 ratings
8.
Necropolis: London and Its Dead
Necropolis: London and Its Dead 3.78 avg rating — 2,214 ratings
9.
London's Labyrinth: The World Beneath the City's Streets
London's Labyrinth: The World Beneath the City's Streets 3.86 avg rating — 80 ratings
10.
Queer Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London's Fierce History
Queer Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London's Fierce History
by: Dan Glass
4.03 avg rating — 59 ratings
11.
London from Punk to Blair
London from Punk to Blair
by: Joe Kerr
3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings
12.
Haunted London Underground
Haunted London Underground 3.48 avg rating — 145 ratings
13.
Down and Out in Paris and London
Down and Out in Paris and London 4.09 avg rating — 97,515 ratings
14.
Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London
Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London 3.71 avg rating — 327 ratings
14.
1939: The Last Season
1939: The Last Season 3.73 avg rating — 471 ratings
16.
London
London 4.09 avg rating — 33,576 ratings
17.
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World 3.89 avg rating — 55,256 ratings
18.
London at War
London at War really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
19.
Lost London: 1870-1945
Lost London: 1870-1945 4.55 avg rating — 185 ratings
20.
The Sexual History of London: From Roman Londinium to the Swinging City—Lust, Vice, and Desire Across the Ages
The Sexual History of London: From Roman Londinium to the Swinging City—Lust, Vice, and Desire Across the Ages 3.78 avg rating — 994 ratings
21.
Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London
Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London 3.75 avg rating — 723 ratings
21.
Dirty Old London: The Victorian Fight Against Filth
Dirty Old London: The Victorian Fight Against Filth 3.77 avg rating — 422 ratings
23.
The Tower Menagerie: The Amazing 600-Year History of the Royal Collection of Wild and Ferocious Beasts Kept at the Tower of London
The Tower Menagerie: The Amazing 600-Year History of the Royal Collection of Wild and Ferocious Beasts Kept at the Tower of London 3.36 avg rating — 123 ratings
24.
Underground to Everywhere: London's Underground Railway in the Life of the Capital
Underground to Everywhere: London's Underground Railway in the Life of the Capital 3.59 avg rating — 37 ratings
25.
The King's City: A History of London During The Restoration: The City that Transformed a Nation
The King's City: A History of London During The Restoration: The City that Transformed a Nation 3.61 avg rating — 59 ratings
26.
Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City
Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City 3.61 avg rating — 4,107 ratings
27.
Love in the Time of Victoria: Sexuality and Desire Among Working-Class Men and Women in 19th Century London
Love in the Time of Victoria: Sexuality and Desire Among Working-Class Men and Women in 19th Century London 3.55 avg rating — 114 ratings
28.
Spitalfields
Spitalfields 3.95 avg rating — 76 ratings
29.
Lights Out for the Territory: 9 Excursions in the Secret History of London
Lights Out for the Territory: 9 Excursions in the Secret History of London 3.92 avg rating — 399 ratings
30.
London's Dead: A Guided Tour of the capital's dead
London's Dead: A Guided Tour of the capital's dead 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings
31.
Globe: Life in Shakespeare's London
Globe: Life in Shakespeare's London 3.79 avg rating — 406 ratings
31.
London: The Biography
London: The Biography 3.96 avg rating — 5,912 ratings
31.
London: A Travel Guide Through Time
London: A Travel Guide Through Time 4.12 avg rating — 588 ratings
31.
This Is London
This Is London 4.21 avg rating — 28 ratings
31.
Klassieke bouwwerken in Londen, 17de-19de eeuw
Klassieke bouwwerken in Londen, 17de-19de eeuw 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
31.
London: The Autobiography
London: The Autobiography 3.79 avg rating — 250 ratings
31.
In Search of London
In Search of London 4.27 avg rating — 177 ratings
31.
London trams: a view from the past
London trams: a view from the past 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
31.
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem 4.35 avg rating — 887 ratings
31.
London Lore: The Legends and Traditions of the World's Most Vibrant City
London Lore: The Legends and Traditions of the World's Most Vibrant City 3.62 avg rating — 242 ratings
31.
London Fog: The Biography
London Fog: The Biography 3.49 avg rating — 186 ratings
42.
Shakespeare's London on 5 Groats a Day (Traveling on 5)
Shakespeare's London on 5 Groats a Day (Traveling on 5) 3.70 avg rating — 155 ratings
42.
Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars
Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars 4.17 avg rating — 1,648 ratings
42.
The Best Are Leaving: Emigration and Post-War Irish Culture
The Best Are Leaving: Emigration and Post-War Irish Culture 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
42.
London Perceived
London Perceived 3.69 avg rating — 78 ratings
42.
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times 4.19 avg rating — 77,379 ratings
42.
Some Men in London: Queer Life, 1945–1959
Some Men in London: Queer Life, 1945–1959 4.31 avg rating — 95 ratings
48.
Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870
Victorian London: The Tale of a City 1840-1870 4.03 avg rating — 1,432 ratings
48.
Dr. Johnson's London
Dr. Johnson's London 4.04 avg rating — 778 ratings
48.
A Curious Guide to London
A Curious Guide to London 3.96 avg rating — 165 ratings
48.
Shakespeare's London Theatreland: Archaeology, History and Drama
Shakespeare's London Theatreland: Archaeology, History and Drama 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
48.
The Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp General Jack & The Extraordinary Story of Harris' List
The Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp General Jack & The Extraordinary Story of Harris' List 3.70 avg rating — 2,258 ratings
48.
Soho: A history of London's most colourful neighbourhood
Soho: A history of London's most colourful neighbourhood 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
48.
Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen
Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen 4.75 avg rating — 1,320 ratings
55.
A Visitor's Guide to Shakespeare's London
A Visitor's Guide to Shakespeare's London 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings
55.
Restoration London : Everyday Life in the 1660s
Restoration London : Everyday Life in the 1660s 4.10 avg rating — 726 ratings
55.
Treasures of the National Gallery, London
Treasures of the National Gallery, London really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings
55.
Slumming: Sexual and Social Politics in Victorian London
Slumming: Sexual and Social Politics in Victorian London 3.87 avg rating — 113 ratings
59.
A Travel Guide to: Shakespeare's London
A Travel Guide to: Shakespeare's London 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
59.
A Traveller's History of London
A Traveller's History of London 3.46 avg rating — 67 ratings
59.
Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London: Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician (Oxford Historical Monographs)
Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London: Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician (Oxford Historical Monographs) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
62.
Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London
Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London 3.97 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
62.
Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London
Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London 3.20 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
62.
Writing the Thames
Writing the Thames 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
65.
Backs To The Wall: The Heroic Story of the People of London During World War II
Backs To The Wall: The Heroic Story of the People of London During World War II 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings
65.
Shakespeare's London: Everyday Life in London 1580-1616
Shakespeare's London: Everyday Life in London 1580-1616 3.86 avg rating — 51 ratings
67.
Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England
Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England 3.96 avg rating — 468 ratings
67.
Black London: Life Before Emancipation
Black London: Life Before Emancipation 4.02 avg rating — 284 ratings
67.
London in the Nineteenth Century: A Human Awful Wonder of God
London in the Nineteenth Century: A Human Awful Wonder of God 4.01 avg rating — 307 ratings
70.
Thames: Sacred River
Thames: Sacred River 3.79 avg rating — 1,095 ratings
70.
Modernists and Mavericks: Bacon, Freud, Hockney and the London Painters
Modernists and Mavericks: Bacon, Freud, Hockney and the London Painters 4.22 avg rating — 393 ratings
70.
Fanny and Stella: The Young Men Who Shocked Victorian England
Fanny and Stella: The Young Men Who Shocked Victorian England 3.71 avg rating — 747 ratings
70.
The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis
The Great Stink of London: Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis 3.92 avg rating — 185 ratings
70.
A Great and Monstrous Thing: London in the Eighteenth Century
A Great and Monstrous Thing: London in the Eighteenth Century 4.10 avg rating — 258 ratings
75.
Shakespeare's London: A Guide to Elizabethan London
Shakespeare's London: A Guide to Elizabethan London 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings
75.
A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan
A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan 3.33 avg rating — 571 ratings
75.
An Underground Guide to Sewers: or: Down, Through and Out in Paris, London, New York, &c.
An Underground Guide to Sewers: or: Down, Through and Out in Paris, London, New York, &c. 3.81 avg rating — 106 ratings
75.
London in the Twentieth Century: A City and Its People
London in the Twentieth Century: A City and Its People 3.88 avg rating — 84 ratings
79.
Walking Shakespeare's London
Walking Shakespeare's London 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
79.
An African in Imperial London: The Indomitable Life of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor
An African in Imperial London: The Indomitable Life of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
79.
Secrets and Lies
Secrets and Lies 3.65 avg rating — 427 ratings
79.
Newgate
Newgate 3.59 avg rating — 97 ratings
79.
Zeppelin Nights: London in the First World War
Zeppelin Nights: London in the First World War 3.81 avg rating — 57 ratings
84.
The Timetraveller's Guide to Shakespeare's London
The Timetraveller's Guide to Shakespeare's London 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
84.
The Unruly City: London, Paris, and New York in the Age of Revolution
The Unruly City: London, Paris, and New York in the Age of Revolution 3.64 avg rating — 149 ratings
84.
The Last Woman to be Hanged: The Ruth Ellis Story
The Last Woman to be Hanged: The Ruth Ellis Story 3.47 avg rating — 109 ratings
84.
From 221B Baker Street to the Old Curiosity Shop: A Guide to London's Literary Landmarks
From 221B Baker Street to the Old Curiosity Shop: A Guide to London's Literary Landmarks 3.13 avg rating — 30 ratings
84.
Mansions of Misery: A Biography of the Marshalsea Debtors' Prison
Mansions of Misery: A Biography of the Marshalsea Debtors' Prison 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings
89.
Bedlam: London and Its Mad
Bedlam: London and Its Mad 3.57 avg rating — 1,129 ratings
89.
Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day
Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day 3.35 avg rating — 1,781 ratings
89.
The Battle of London 1939-45
The Battle of London 1939-45 4.32 avg rating — 34 ratings
92.
Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City
Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City 3.95 avg rating — 663 ratings
92.
London Folk Tales
London Folk Tales 3.57 avg rating — 46 ratings
92.
London's Markets: From Smithfield to Portobello Road
London's Markets: From Smithfield to Portobello Road it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
92.
Rothschild Buildings: Life in an East-End Tenement Block 1887 - 1920 (Pimlico (Series))
Rothschild Buildings: Life in an East-End Tenement Block 1887 - 1920 (Pimlico (Series)) 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings
96.
London's Triumph: Merchants, Adventurers, and Money in Shakespeare's City
London's Triumph: Merchants, Adventurers, and Money in Shakespeare's City 3.93 avg rating — 134 ratings
96.
London: A Cultural History
London: A Cultural History 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
96.
A Good Parcel of English Soil: The Metropolitan Line
A Good Parcel of English Soil: The Metropolitan Line 3.52 avg rating — 79 ratings
99.
London We Have Lost
London We Have Lost 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
99.
Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London
Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London 3.58 avg rating — 4,031 ratings
Next