Beneath our Feet: Everyday Discoveries Reshaping History by Michael Lewis and Ian Richardson A8076 Exterior view of the gardens

Exterior view of the gardens with an orchestra playing in the balconied tower

particularly with the cropped hairstyles of both the girls and boys

while the docks in London itself declined and were closed

Interior view of the House of Commons with a session taking place

Is there a street in London which does not contain a story from the Empire

Beneath our Feet: Everyday Discoveries Reshaping History by Michael Lewis and Ian Richardson A8076 Exterior view of the gardensBritains history runs deep and much of its treasured past lies hidden underfoot. Every day, new discoveries are unearthed not by expert archaeologists but by amateur enthusiasts. Armed with spades and maps, these detectorists, mudlarks and field walkers scour the earths surface. What they find is perhaps at first glance unremarkable: fragments of pottery, metal coins, jewellery. But from the pieces emerge stories of how our ancestors lived, traded,