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== 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  
*'''1500s''' - Expansion of overseas trade  
*'''1500s''' - Expansion of overseas trade  
*'''1540''' - Major roads leading to London were paved<ref name="dunn">Phillip B. Dunn, ''A Guide to Ancestral Research in London'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Mountainland Printing and Marketing, c1987, 1992), 2-5. {{FSC|579061|item|disp=FS Library Book 942.1/L1 D27d}}.</ref>
*'''1600s''' - London limits expand beyond the City Walls  
*'''1600s''' - London limits expand beyond the City Walls  
*'''1665-1666''' - Great Plague killed 70,000 Londoners<ref name="dunn" />
*'''1665-1666''' - Great Plague  
*'''1666''' - Great Fire of London<br>  
*'''1666''' - Great Fire of London<br>  
*'''1674''' - Clandestine marriages at [[London Prisons#Fleet_Prison|Fleet Prison]] first recorded in registers<ref name="dunn" />
*'''1700s''' - London's role at centre of British Empire begins  
*'''1700s''' - London's role at centre of British Empire begins  
*'''1750''' - Westminster Bridge opened  
*'''1750''' - Westminster Bridge opened  
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*'''1836''' - First London railroad constructed  
*'''1836''' - First London railroad constructed  
*'''1863''' - London Underground subway system began  
*'''1863''' - London Underground subway system began  
*'''1886-1894''' - Tower Bridge built<ref>Wikipedia Contributors, "Tower Bridge," in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia,'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge, accessed 17 January 2012.</ref>
*'''1888''' - County of London established  
*'''1888''' - County of London established, absorbing the metropolitan area of [[Middlesex]]<ref>Local Government Act 1888</ref>
*'''1900''' - County of London divided into 28 boroughs  
*'''1900''' - County of London divided into 28 new boroughs plus the City<ref>London Government Act 1899</ref>
*'''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, England Genealogy|London]], in addition to absorbing parts of [[Kent, England Genealogy|Kent]], [[Surrey, England Genealogy|Surrey]], [[Essex, England Genealogy|Essex]] and [[Hertfordshire, England 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''' - County of London abolished
*'''1965''' - Greater London established; added 32 additional boroughs


The City of London is a city and county that contains the historic center and the primary central business district (CBD) of London. The Romans invaded England in AD 43 and established Londinium. Roman occupation of Britain ended in 410 AD. Following this, the city was practically abandoned. London then passed between Viking and Danish hands during the next few centuries. In 1042 English rule was restored and from this time forward, London became the center of government. William the Conqueror led the Norman conquest of England in 1066. London's population steadily increased after this time, despite losing at least half of its population during the Black Death in the mid-14th century and more in subsequent (smaller) plague outbreaks. London became an important commercial center in Europe, with trade eventually reaching Asia and the Americas. The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed 60% of the city. The 18th century was a period of rapid growth for London, with its increasing population, the early stirrings of the Industrial Revolution, and London's role at the center of the evolving British Empire. During the 19th century, London was transformed into the world's largest city and capital of the British Empire. Its population expanded from 1 million in 1800 to 6.7 million a century later. During this period, London became a global political, financial, and trading capital. London continued to grow in the 20th century, despite two world wars and a depression, and remains one of the major economic centers of the world.  
== Websites<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.


== Books  ==
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Nz8GAQAAIAAJ ''The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and Parts Adjacent Vol. III'' by Thomas Allen (4 volumes)]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=JFEGAAAAQAAJ ''The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and Parts Adjacent Vol. IV'']
 
== Websites  ==
 
{{Wikipedia|History_of_London|History of London}}
 
*[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.
*[https://www.londonlives.org/index.jsp London Lives 1690 to 1800] Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/London/History Britannica: London History]
*[http://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/ TheHistoryofLondon: London History]
 
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Revision as of 22:59, 12 January 2012

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Historic Timeline
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  • 1381 - Peasant's Revolt attacks London
  • Mid-1400s - Black Death killed half of London's population
  • 1500s - Expansion of overseas trade
  • 1600s - London limits expand beyond the City Walls
  • 1665-1666 - Great Plague
  • 1666 - Great Fire of London
  • 1700s - London's role at centre of British Empire begins
  • 1750 - Westminster Bridge opened
  • 1831 - Became world's largest city
  • 1836 - First London railroad constructed
  • 1863 - London Underground subway system began
  • 1888 - County of London established
  • 1900 - County of London divided into 28 boroughs
  • 1925 - Lost status as world's largest city
  • 1930s - Large numbers of Jewish immigrants arrived
  • 1950s - Large numbers of Commonwealth immigrants began to arrive
  • 1965 - County of London abolished
  • 1965 - Greater London established; added 32 additional boroughs

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