Philipp Röttgers’ “London and its genius loci: A journey beyond time and place
Philipp Röttgers’ London
Philipp was born in 1989 and feels deeply connected to London, more than to any other place in the world. He is an expert in the capital’s (and Britain’s) literature and culture (he studied English literature and culture accordingly). Philipp is also a „Ripperologist“ (and was already featured in the magazine of the same name). He is an expert on the works of London-related authors such as Peter Ackroyd, Iain Sinclair, Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Ben Aaronovitch. Philipp is also an expert on London-related tv shows like Whitechapel und Ripper Street.
Tours
From 2020 onwards, he also lead walks through London. Get in touch with Philipp via mail and we can find a date and a time.
His tours include: A Jack the Ripper tour through the East End, a tour through the City and more. If you have a special interest, let him know, then we can arrange a tour including special sites and interests.
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The Blog
- 3 more Iron Maiden locations in London
Known to most of my readers, I offer a free self-guided Iron Maiden London Walk as part of ‘Walks Beyond Time And Place‘. However, there are (obviously) some locations had to be left out because they were to far away from the chosen route. Still, I’d like to give Maiden fans the opportunity to visit… Read more: 3 more Iron Maiden locations in London - Jack the Ripper – Die Whitechapel-Morde 1888: Eine Chronologie (2023)
von Philipp Röttgers & Dorothee Schröder »Jack the Ripper« – das Buch über die Whitechapel-Morde in deutscher Sprache! Von den London-Experten Philipp Röttgers und Dorothee Schröder Mit 118 Abbildungen von Philipp Röttgers undDorothee Schröder VÖ: 04.06.2023 Buchformat: Taschenbuch ISBN: 9783757923297 Preis: 14,99€ 248 Seiten Herausgeber: tolino media Layout/Bildbearbeitung: Katharina Röttgers LONDON BEYOND TIME AND PLACE… Read more: Jack the Ripper – Die Whitechapel-Morde 1888: Eine Chronologie (2023) - London: A Legacy – An Iron Maiden London Walking Tour
An Iron Maiden Walking Tour through London sounds not difficult at first. The city has been one of the most important settings in the band’s history. This walk was written as a result of an exchanging of articles with the brilliant Katharina Hagen, who wrote a guest article about Iron Maiden as ambassadors of English… Read more: London: A Legacy – An Iron Maiden London Walking Tour - Iron Maiden, Ambassadors of English Culture, or How to Let London Travel Beyond Time and Place
Hagen, Katharina. Guest Article “London Beyond Time and Place.” - Review: Minimum Labyrinth – Bluebird
“Bluebird” is a new, original, full cast mystery/thriller audio drama series by London-based Minimum Labyrinth, the creative partnership of Robert Kingham and Rich Cochrane. - Review: Swallows – In the Shadow of the Seven Stars (Music album)
Frances Coles was murdered in the early morning hours of Friday, February 13, 1891, under a railway arch at Swallow Gardens near the Whitechapel District of London. A witness standing outside the nearby Crown and Seven Stars Pub looked on in horror as he watched the scene unfold. He wanted to rush to the poor… Read more: Review: Swallows – In the Shadow of the Seven Stars (Music album) - Review: MAJESTICA – A Christmas Carol (Music album)
On December 4th, 2020, the power metal band Majestica released their Christmas album “A Christmas Carol” on the label Nuclear Blast Records. The nine songs are a musical version of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”. The four members of the band are Tommy Johansson on guitar and vocals, Alex Oriz on guitar, Chris David on… Read more: Review: MAJESTICA – A Christmas Carol (Music album) - Review: Magoria – JtR1888 (Music album)
Mark Bogert is guitarist with the Dutch prog band Knight Area. He is also a solo artist and performs as acoustic duo Un-Plugged with his fiancée, the singer Nadine Pruim (who also sings on this album). His latest project was released under the name “Magoria“. Called “JtR1888”, it is a rock opera about Jack the… Read more: Review: Magoria – JtR1888 (Music album) - Curious World – Documentary about “The Ratcliffe Highway Murders”
Last year I stumbled across the YouTube channel of Curious World on a return trip from London. Then we have started working together – I provided Curious World with ideas and facts about the Ratcliffe Highway murders and the result is a three-part documentary about this exciting criminal case. The documentary chronicles the horrific events… Read more: Curious World – Documentary about “The Ratcliffe Highway Murders” - Guest blog for “Jack the Ripper tour”: A look at the connection between the Whitechapel Murders And the TV Series “Whitechapel”
It’s an honour to be featured as a guest author on Richard Jones’ website. Richard is a bestselling author and a tour guide of Jack The Ripper Tour and London Discovery Tours. - William Terriss – The ghost of a murdered actor
William Terriss (1847 – 1897) was the hero of the Adelphi melodramas. He was murdered outside the theatre in Maiden Lane on 16 December 1897. His ghost is said to haunt Covent Garden station. - 50 Berkeley Square – The most haunted house in London
Many spectacular spirits are said to haunt 50 Berkeley Square, the “most haunted house in London”: According to legend, the house is so charged with psychic tension, you only need to touch the exterior brickwork in order to receive a tingling sensation that sends shivers down your spine. - London: The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old Church
Before Thomas Hardy became a novelist, he supervised the removal of the graveyard St Pancras Old Church in 1865, when the railway lines of St Pancras Station were laid through the site. The tombstones were placed against a great tree. Over the years its roots curled among them, they embraced them. It looks as if… Read more: London: The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old Church - Cleopatra’s Needle – London’s true obelisk
Cleopatra’s Needle is situated on the Westminster side of the Thames, near Victoria Embankment, across from Lambeth. There were plans to place it right outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, but the location had been rejected. Now Cleopatra’s Needle stands beside the Thames and just like the river, is a solid and fixed part… Read more: Cleopatra’s Needle – London’s true obelisk - Review: Steven E Blomer – Inside Bucks Row – Mary Ann Nichols: An Anatomy of Murder (The Whitechapel Murders Project: Book 1)
“Inside Bucks Row” is the first of a number of planned volumes on the Whitechapel Murders by author Steve Blomer. It deals with the first of the Jack the Ripper murders, that of Mary Ann “Polly” Nichols in Buck’s Row on 31 August 1888. In his book, Blomer examines all the details surrounding the murder… Read more: Review: Steven E Blomer – Inside Bucks Row – Mary Ann Nichols: An Anatomy of Murder (The Whitechapel Murders Project: Book 1) - Sherlock: The London filming locations of series one
The world’s most famous detective Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. Holmes and his companion Dr John Watson have become iconic characters. The most recent fame came with the BBC series Sherlock, in which Holmes and Watson investigate in modern day London. The series was created by Steven Moffat and… Read more: Sherlock: The London filming locations of series one - Review: David Charnick – Death and the City
“Death and the City” is a collection of twelve short stories by David Charnick. Each of them deals with the topic of death – well, more with the connection of death and life in London. Or rather: With the ever-existing presence of death and the dead in London. - Shakespeare and Game Of Thrones – Cymbeline and A Song of Ice and Fire
In an online forum a member going by the nickname ‘AlbertTheSamurai’ asks the online community if they agree that “Game of Thrones is greatly inspired by Shakespeare”. He wonders whether George R. R. Martin coincedentally made many of his characters like those found in Shakespeare plays (especially the Othello, Macbeth and Hamlet plays) or whether… Read more: Shakespeare and Game Of Thrones – Cymbeline and A Song of Ice and Fire - The Playwright and the Killer: The Connection between the Jack the Ripper Murders and Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Appeared originally in Ripperologist no. 144/June 2015 Additional bonus material to chapter 3.2 of my book London and its genius loci – a journey beyond time and place In a post in the Jack the Ripper Casebook forum dated 18 February 2008 someone going by the username Serena stated that she had heard ‘that there… Read more: The Playwright and the Killer: The Connection between the Jack the Ripper Murders and Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” - London and its genius loci – a journey beyond time and place (2019)
Philipp Röttgers, M.A., born in 1989, feels deeply connected to London, more than to any other place in the world. He is an expert in the capital’s (and Britain’s) literature and culture (he studied English literature and culture accordingly). Röttgers is also a “Ripperologist” (and was already featured in the magazine of the same name).… Read more: London and its genius loci – a journey beyond time and place (2019)