London in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 15 people and 37 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Charlie Chaplin, George Orwell and Sigmund Freud.
Notable people
Charlie Chaplin
from 1921 to 1931
6 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
George Orwell
from 1927 to 1937
5 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Sigmund Freud
from 1938 to 1939
4 moments here
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…
John F. Kennedy
from 1938 to 1939
3 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Helen Keller
from 1930 to 1936
3 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Albert Einstein
from 1921 to 1933
2 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Elizabeth II
in 1926
2 moments here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1936 to 1938
2 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
James Joyce
from 1930 to 1931
2 moments here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
J. R. R. Tolkien
from 1936 to 1939
2 moments here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Agatha Christie
from 1918 to 1926
2 moments here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1931
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Pablo Picasso
in 1919
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1936
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Ernest Rutherford
in 1937
1 moment here
New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…
Moments
- 1918 Moved to St John's Wood Agatha Christie
- 1919 Lives at the Savoy while designing Le Tricorne Pablo Picasso
- 1921 Lectures at King's College London Albert Einstein
- 1921 Appears amid a London crowd Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Attends Garrick Club dinner Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Returns to London in triumph Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Stays at the Ritz Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Visits the Weekly Dispatch office Charlie Chaplin
- 1926 Born at 17 Bruton Street Elizabeth II
- 1926 Baptised at Buckingham Palace Elizabeth II
- 1926 Visited Harrods during disappearance Agatha Christie
- 1927 Lodgings on Portobello Road George Orwell
- 1930 London residence James Joyce
- 1930 First overseas tour: England Helen Keller
- 1931 Detention at Bethnal Green police station George Orwell
- 1931 Presents City Lights at the Dominion Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Marriage to Nora Barnacle James Joyce
- 1931 Lives at Kingsley Hall Mahatma Gandhi
- 1932 Third trip abroad: England Helen Keller
- 1933 Addresses Royal Albert Hall Albert Einstein
- 1934 Bookseller at Booklovers' Corner George Orwell
- 1935 Residence at Lawford Road George Orwell
- 1936 Death at Middlesex Hospital Rudyard Kipling
- 1936 Appears at London Surrealist exhibition Salvador Dalí
- 1936 European journey with Polly Thomson Helen Keller
- 1936 British Academy Beowulf lecture J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1937 Convalescence at Greenwich George Orwell
- 1937 Emergency operation in London Ernest Rutherford
- 1938 Reaches London and takes temporary refuge Sigmund Freud
- 1938 Worked at the London embassy John F. Kennedy
- 1938 Meets Sigmund Freud Salvador Dalí
- 1938 Moves into Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
- 1938 Undergoes his final operation in London Sigmund Freud
- 1939 Government Code and Cypher School course J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1939 Attended Parliament's war speeches John F. Kennedy
- 1939 Returned to wartime London John F. Kennedy
- 1939 Dies at Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud