England’s capital city of London as well as the United Kingdom is also the largest. The population of London, according to the 2021 census was 8,799,800, more than 16% of the entire population of the country. Situated on the River Thames. It is culturally a very diverse city with more than 300 languages spoken there.
In 43 AD, the Romans founded a settlement called Londinium on the same spot as modern day London. Londinium was soon a major commercial centre and port throughout centuries between then and Rome’s withdrawal from Britain as the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century.
During the city’s heyday, its population was more than 55,000, and they found themselves under siege by the Scots, Picts, Francs and Saxons. In 410 AD, with the Roman Empire itself in freefall, the last of the Roman guard withdrew from Britain.
For much of the next 400 years, London went through a series of occupiers and attackers, including Essex, Mercia, Wessex the Vikings. The Anglo-Saxons restored the settlement in 886 AD while Alfred the Great, King of Wessex was at the helm.
Edgar II surrendered to William the Conqueror in 1070,
William reigned there until he died in 1086.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, the population of the City dropped drastically due to the fact that people were leaving to live in the suburbs. The City suffered during most of World War II as Germany conducted a years-long bombing campaign known as the Blitz. London alone suffered 71 raids as 18,291 tons of bombs were dropped on the city.
Today, London is home to the headquarters of the Bank of England and a major financial centre, having been declared second to New York City in 2022’s Global Financial Centres Index.
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Named for Charles James Booth, a British ship owner, social researcher, and reformer who became interested in the philosophy of Auguste Comte in the 1860s, converting to the Religion of Humanity, the site includes a map of present-day London overlayed on a map of the city during Charles Booth's day, allowing viewers to compare Booth's map with the city as it is today. Also included are digitized versions of most of Booth's notebook entries, as well as police notebooks during the time.
https://booth.lse.ac.uk/
Provides information on London’s government and the policies of London’s mayor. There are job openings listed for the Greater London Authority and contact information for the London Assembly.
http://www.london.gov.uk/
Independent business network shares knowledge about how to build valuable connections and how one can avail oneself of the support services offered by the London Chamber of Commerce. The site contains a list of the benefits of becoming a member as well as a directory of members, upcoming events, and services offered.
https://www.londonchamber.co.uk
Shares details about the dry cleaners, like its door-to-door service and free collection and delivery. Additionally one can read about their other services, including curtain cleaning, tailoring, an laundry services such as shirt, bed linens, and table linens.
https://www.themastercleaners.com
Shares details about this business, which is staffed by chartered surveyors and explains how one would go about engaging the services of the firm. It lists some of the services they offer, including preparing party wall notices, and agreeing party wall awards, and valuations.
https://www.peterbarry.co.uk
UCL Carbon Capture Legal Programme
Based at University College London, the CCLP was established as a focal point for the UCL Law Faculty's expanding research and teaching interests in environmental law, and has since expanded to include national, European Union, and international aspects of environmental law and policy. A project overview and legal resources are included here.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/cclp/
