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The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most significant financial and cultural capital cities. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots .
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. Historical images of buildings in London (3 F) F. History of fashion in London (6 F) Historical images of Royal Arsenal, Woolwich (68 F) Medieval London (1906 book) (7 F) Microcosm of London (3 C)
Oct 14, 2016 · Last Updated 14 October 2016. An 1850s view of St. Paul's from Southwark bridge. Copyright Historic England. London is a constantly transforming city so it's great to see what it looked like...
Mar 7, 2019 · Print Page. Fabio Flgel/EyeEm/Getty Images. London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom and one of the largest and most important cities in the world. The area was...
Updated. Oct 5, 2017, 11:45 AM PDT. London in the 19th century. Wikipedia Commons. Like all living things, cities have lifespans. Advertisement. London started as a small Roman settlement...
London - Capital, Roman, Medieval: Although excavations west of London have revealed the remains of circular huts dating from before 2000 bc, the history of the city begins effectively with the Romans. Beginning their occupation of Britain under Emperor Claudius in ad 43, the Roman armies soon gained control of much of the southeast of Britain.
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Charles, Duke of Orléans, the nephew of the King of France, was held in the Tower during the Hundred Years' War. This late 15th-century image is the earliest surviving non-schematic picture of the Tower of London.
