London in World War II

The atlas holds 20 people and 35 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are George Orwell, Charles de Gaulle and John Maynard Keynes.

Notable people

1. Agatha Christie

   in 1941

   2 moments here

   English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

2. Charles de Gaulle

   from 1940 to 1944

   4 moments here

   French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

3. Dwight D. Eisenhower

   in 1942

   2 moments here

   Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

4. Eleanor Roosevelt

   in 1942

   1 moment here

   American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…

5. Elizabeth II

   in 1945

   1 moment here

   Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

6. Ernest Hemingway

   in 1944

   1 moment here

   American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

7. George Orwell

   from 1940 to 1945

   6 moments here

   George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

8. Glynis Johns

   from 1941 to 1942

   2 moments here

   British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…

9. Hastings Banda

   in 1945

   1 moment here

   Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…

10. John F. Kennedy

    in 1939

    2 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

11. John Maynard Keynes

    from 1940 to 1945

    3 moments here

    English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…

12. J. R. R. Tolkien

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

13. Kwame Nkrumah

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…

14. Ludwig Wittgenstein

    in 1941

    1 moment here

    Austro-British philosopher whose work in logic, language, mathematics, and mind shaped twentieth-century analytic philosophy.…

15. Niels Bohr

    in 1943

    1 moment here

    Danish theoretical physicist whose work on atomic structure and quantum theory earned the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics.…

16. P. L. Travers

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, was an Australian-British writer, actress, journalist, and creator of the Mary Poppins books.…

17. Saint-John Perse

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Saint-John Perse was the pen name of Alexis Léger, a French poet and diplomat. Born in Guadeloupe, he spent formative years in Pau and Bordeaux,…

18. Sigmund Freud

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

19. Tunku Abdul Rahman

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    Malaysian statesman, UMNO leader, chief minister of the Federation of Malaya, and first prime minister of Malaya and Malaysia.…

20. Vivien Leigh

    in 1941

    2 moments here

    British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…

Moments

1. 1939 Bar examination in London Tunku Abdul Rahman
2. 1939 Government Code and Cypher School course J. R. R. Tolkien
3. 1939 Attended Parliament's war speeches John F. Kennedy
4. 1939 Returned to wartime London John F. Kennedy
5. 1939 Dies at Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
6. 1940 Wartime base at Lansdowne Terrace George Orwell
7. 1940 Exile route through London Saint-John Perse
8. 1940 Flat at Dorset Chambers George Orwell
9. 1940 First meeting with Churchill Charles de Gaulle
10. 1940 Free French headquarters at Carlton Gardens Charles de Gaulle
11. 1940 Treasury wartime adviser John Maynard Keynes
12. 1941 Moved into Isokon Flats Agatha Christie
13. 1941 Worked in University College Hospital pharmacy Agatha Christie
14. 1941 Return to London during wartime Vivien Leigh
15. 1941 The Doctor's Dilemma at the Haymarket Vivien Leigh
16. 1941 Flat at Langford Court George Orwell
17. 1941 Quiet Weekend at Wyndham's Theatre Glynis Johns
18. 1941 Dispensary work at Guy's Hospital Ludwig Wittgenstein
19. 1942 Residence in Hampstead Charles de Gaulle
20. 1942 Flat at Mortimer Crescent George Orwell
21. 1942 Mission to London Dwight D. Eisenhower
22. 1942 Commanding General of ETOUSA Dwight D. Eisenhower
23. 1942 Takes seat in House of Lords John Maynard Keynes
24. 1942 Marriage to Anthony Forwood Glynis Johns
25. 1942 Meeting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Eleanor Roosevelt
26. 1943 Tube Alloys office Niels Bohr
27. 1944 London arrival as war correspondent Ernest Hemingway
28. 1944 Arrival at RAF Northolt Charles de Gaulle
29. 1944 Home at Canonbury Square George Orwell
30. 1945 Move to Harlesden Hastings Banda
31. 1945 Postwar settlement in Chelsea P. L. Travers
32. 1945 Celebrated VE Day in London Elizabeth II
33. 1945 Return to London Kwame Nkrumah
34. 1945 London coverage of the general election George Orwell
35. 1945 Loan speech in the House of Lords John Maynard Keynes

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