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== Historic Timeline == | == Historic Timeline == | ||
*'''1066''' - Norman Conquest, led by William the Conqueror | |||
*'''1381''' - Peasant's Revolt attacks London | *'''1381''' - Peasant's Revolt attacks London | ||
*'''Mid-1400s''' - Black Death killed half of London's population | *'''Mid-1400s''' - Black Death killed half of London's population | ||
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*'''1925''' - Lost status as world's largest city<br> | *'''1925''' - Lost status as world's largest city<br> | ||
*'''1930s''' - Large numbers of Jewish immigrants arrived | *'''1930s''' - Large numbers of Jewish immigrants arrived | ||
*'''1940-1941''' - The Blitz (heavy bombing by German pilots during WWII) | |||
*'''1950s''' - Large numbers of Commonwealth immigrants began to arrive | *'''1950s''' - Large numbers of Commonwealth immigrants began to arrive | ||
*'''1965''' - Greater London established replacing the former administrative counties of [[Middlesex]] and [[London Genealogy|London]], in addition to absorbing parts of [[Kent Genealogy|Kent]], [[Surrey Genealogy|Surrey]], [[Essex Genealogy|Essex]] and [[Hertfordshire Genealogy|Hertfordshire]]. Reorganised the existing boroughs into 32 new boroughs plus the City<ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/33/schedule/1 London Government Act 1963, Schedule 1]</ref> | *'''1965''' - Greater London established replacing the former administrative counties of [[Middlesex]] and [[London Genealogy|London]], in addition to absorbing parts of [[Kent Genealogy|Kent]], [[Surrey Genealogy|Surrey]], [[Essex Genealogy|Essex]] and [[Hertfordshire Genealogy|Hertfordshire]]. Reorganised the existing boroughs into 32 new boroughs plus the City<ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1963/33/schedule/1 London Government Act 1963, Schedule 1]</ref> | ||