Prize Guide

Long-form editorial features supporting our historical research. New pieces are added as archives permit.

How Queen Elizabeth I's 1569 lottery changed English history
State finance, St Paul's ticket sales, and the politics of public chance.
The Georgian lottery offices of Cornhill and the Strand
Street-level commerce beneath Guildhall spectacle.
From Guildhall to your phone: 455 years of London prize draws
A single editorial arc from numbered blanks to UKGC dashboards.