Understand today better.

With history you walk past everyday.

London’s hidden imperial history is inextricably linked to the economy, culture and politics of today. Let’s discover hidden gems and together connect the dots with our present.

Our world is complex:

The anxiety of today’s fast changing world is a direct inheritance of our Imperial past

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Human stories hold the blueprint:

Studying the past with empathy offers new perspectives and learnings for the present

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A fun, diverse discourse:

Engagement across diverse communities can be insightful, fun, and helps build a better future

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What Londoners are saying

“It was mind-blowing to discuss the surprisingly long shadows of past events (i.e. trade, tea, opium, slavery)”

— Oded K.

Professional walking tour enthusiast London

“The group was engaged really well by the guide - much more so than other walking tours I've been on”

— Siddharth S.

Off beat tourist experience seeker visiting Empire walks in London

“We are inspired to look at our city with more nuance and curiosity now”

— Divya S. & Akshay K.

Indian couple, immigrants in London, seeking to better understand British Empire history in London

“The novelty is in revealing overlooked history of a popular spot you’ve seen many times… you made us relive the past through your narrative.”

— Yufei Z.

Chinese immigrant in London exploring British Empire impacts on China's history and politics

Our walks 

Bank and City of London walking tour - Finance Insurance and Stock Markets History Tour London

The Empire Balance Sheet

A corporation more powerful than nations. An empire of slaves, spices and sugar. The first stock market bubble on London streets

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Banksy painting on Royal Courts of Justice, painted after Palestine Protests and removed by the government - Impact of British Partitions in today's world

Empire State of Mind

Justice in empire: Britain’s self image vs. its colonies. A sense of self forged through war. Multiculturalism today

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Beatles history tour - critical to understand how cultural cross currents in Empire created modern day music as we know it

The Everyday Empire

Imports and exports of mundane and extraordinary culture: sport, food, music, art - that shaped so much of our world

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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.

London expert and British Empire tour guide standing outside a historic coffee house with a sign describing its origins in London in 1652.