Roman London

London was founded by the Romans, conquerors of Britain around 2000 years ago. Although there is evidence of scattered Celtic settlements in the area, the first major settlement...

Medieval London

By the end of the 6th century, the London area formed part of the kingdom of the East Saxons. While the old Roman city lying within the crumbling walls remained empty, a new...

Tudor and Stuart London

London became England’s largest city and its centre of trade in the 16th century. Hundreds of ships crowded the Thames every day, waiting to unload their cargo or to load wool...

Georgian and Victorian London

In 1700, London’s population reached 600,000. By the end of the century, its population would double. London was now the largest city in Europe. As the number of inhabitants grew...

London since 1900

By the beginning of the 20th century, 6.5 million people—one fifth of the entire British population—lived in London. In the early 1900s, city planners began to transform some...

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