John Rennie

From the earliest Roman settlements to the glittering towers of Canary Wharf, the story of east London is one of immigration, innovation, enterprise, revolution and hope. Most of all it's the stories of individuals who, for good or ill, stamped their personality on the area. Pen pictures of Attlee, Captain Cook, Sir Walter Raleigh, Stalin, Gandhi, Lew Grade, Steve Marriott, Fu Manchu, Sylvia Pankhurst, Lionel Bart and dozens more...