Clerkenwell: The Medieval Village London Erased

Beneath the coffee shops and design studios of modern Clerkenwell lies a medieval village that shaped eight hundred years of English history. It held Crusader knights, plague pits, a nunnery, a revolt that burned a priory to the ground, and a bombing that changed British politics forever. London erased almost all of it. This is the story of what was there, why it mattered, and what still survives if you know where to look.