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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London_History|History]]''  


== Historic Timeline<br> ==
== Historic Timeline  ==


*'''1381''' - Peasant's Revolt attacks London  
*'''1381''' - Peasant's Revolt attacks London  
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*'''1930s''' - Large numbers of Jewish immigrants arrived  
*'''1930s''' - Large numbers of Jewish immigrants arrived  
*'''1950s''' - Large numbers of Commonwealth immigrants began to arrive  
*'''1950s''' - Large numbers of Commonwealth immigrants began to arrive  
*'''1965''' - County of London abolished
*'''1965''' - Greater London established replacing the former administrative counties of [[Middlesex]] and [[London]], in addition to absorbing parts of [[Kent]], [[Surrey]], [[Essex]] and [[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; added 32 additional boroughs


== Websites<br> ==
== Websites  ==
{{Wikipedia|History_of_London|History of London}}<br>  
{{Wikipedia|History_of_London|History of London}}<br>  
*[http://www.history.ac.uk/projects/bbih London's Past Online - Bibliography of British and Irish History]. Exhaustive list of 40,000+ London histories categorized by topic. Subscription required.
*[http://www.history.ac.uk/projects/bbih London's Past Online - Bibliography of British and Irish History]. Exhaustive list of 40,000+ London histories categorized by topic. Subscription required.
== References ==
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