Notorious London: A City Tour

London when it is home to Oscar Wilde at the close of the 19th century; the details of Wilde's trial for indecency; the way London society is structured; how immense wealth and privilege, for some, leaves its imprint on the city and its history.

St. Paul's Cathedral has overlooked London from a high point in the city for generations; the history of this church that has been much more than a place of worship; it has survived fire and the ravages of war; episodes from the cathedral's past.

An evening in March of 1941, when the Cafe de Paris is destroyed in the Blitz; the history of the cafe; how its destruction reflects the horrors of wartime London; the resiliency of the citizens who keep calm and carry on under the threat of war.

Carnaby Street emerges in the 17th century; a symbol of social change in the 1960s; its history; it becomes a magnet for trendsetters and youth culture in post-war London; why these changes are embraced by some and seen as a threat by others.

The history of the Tower of London and its many roles; fortress, royal residence; military garrison; zoo and, perhaps most notably, prison; days of William the Conqueror; the Victorian era; this structure plays a crucial part in London's history.

The Protestant Reformation of her father Henry VIII's reign; Elizabeth I and her successor James I rule over an England torn by religious controversy; their rules are characterized by many conspiracies; the history of religious persecution in London.