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2 days ago · London, city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest metropolis, it is also the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural center.
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Greater London, metropolitan county of southeastern England...
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May 11, 2024 · Tower of London, royal fortress and London landmark. Its buildings and grounds served historically as a royal palace, a political prison, a place of execution, an arsenal, a royal mint, a menagerie, and a public records office. It is located on the north bank of the River Thames.
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1 day ago · The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.
5 days ago · The first is a narrative history of London from the Roman period until the 1770s. The second gives accounts of the present state of the City (organised by ward), and of much of Westminster, Southwark and Lambeth.
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1 day ago · WESTMINSTER.—GENERAL REMARKS.—ITS BOUNDARIES AND HISTORY. Origin of the Name—Its Early History—Antiquity of the See—Foundation of the Abbey—The Palace at Westminster—Present Size and Importance—Extent of its Boundaries. "Strange shadows from the midst of death Are round our being strangely cast:
May 2, 2024 · Museum of London, museum dedicated to recording and representing the history of the London region from prehistoric times to the present day. It is the largest urban-history museum in the world. Among the many popular exhibits are a diorama of the 1666 Great Fire of London and the lord mayor’s state coach from 1757.
May 16, 2024 · Historically, the evidence is of the slightest. The only direct mention of London which need concern us is that of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle under the year 457, when the Britons are said to have sought refuge in the city after their defeat by Hengist at Crecganford (possibly Crayford in Kent).
