Discover echoes of Empire on the streets you walk every day
Small-group, interactive walks in London connecting past to present while uncovering hidden London gems
The Empire Balance Sheet
How did financial and trade experiments turn a small island into a world power? See modern capitalism being forged in the streets of 1700s London
⏱ 2 hours • 👣 ~2.5 km 📍near Bank station
Empire State of Mind
How did Britain see itself, and those it ruled? This walk explores racial identity, war and propaganda, and the evolution of today’s multicultural Britain
⏱ 2.5 hours • 👣 ~4.5 km 📍The Strand
The Everyday Empire
IPA to cricket, curry and poetry, empire is embedded in our daily lives.
⏱ 2.5 hours • 👣 ~5.5 km 📍St. John’s Wood
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“Many relevant connections to today’s world… made us relive the past through a clear narrative. Very well curated!”
— Yufei Z., anthropologist & dog whisperer
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“Achyut is a great storyteller and keeps the history interesting! He elicited new insights through group discussions”
— Siddharth & Purvasha, professors and musicians
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“It was mind-blowing to discuss the surprisingly long shadows of past events (i.e. trade, tea, opium, slavery)”
— Oded K., management consultant, ex-armed forces
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“We will never see our city in the same way again! There are so many hidden stories in every corner”
— Divya S. & Akshay K., Liverpool fans & avid travelers
Why this isn’t your typical walking tour: illustrating our approach
On our walks we analyse the past and empathise with its actors, identifying patterns in our own time
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What connects a famine in Bengal to the American revolution? A corporate bailout.
A 1773 famine in India triggered a crisis in London. The British government decided to rescue a corporation deemed "Too Big to Fail" - the East India Company had lost its tax revenues. To fund the bailout, the American colonies were forced to buy Company tea. Sick of London’s unilateral decisions, the Americans decided to throw a Boston tea party, changing the world forever. -
The 1770 Bengal famine killed millions, but also plunged London’s elite into a crisis - at the very Bank intersection you’ve passed so many times
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Why did London ignore the colonists’ cry of “no taxation without representation!”? Who was making these decisions and what motivated them?
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Tea isn’t just a drink, but a core symbol of British culture. It has deeply shaped London, triggering many a war over the years
Achyut Bihani, Chief Walking Officer
I was born in Calcutta, the erstwhile capital of British India, and moved to London for work. After 8 years of constantly finding traces of India’s recent past in my adopted home, I decided to start The Hindsight Club to tell lesser-known tales of London and British Empire history and discuss their impact on our world today.