Legend says that London was founded by Brutus the Trojan, around 1070 BC, about 1000 years before the Roman invasion. The Romans left around 410 and London was subsequently abandoned for 150 years. It was then resettled as an Anglo-Saxon port. The first capital of England was not London, but Winchester. Before the Norman invasion of 1066, establishing royal palace in London.
In 1348, bubonic plague was brought to England from the continent, killing one third of London’s populations of 100,000. The hardships that followed the black death led to the peasants’ revolt in 1381, when boy king Richard II tried to impose a poll tax.
There were 15 more outbreaks of plague until 1665, when the great plague wiped out a fifth of London’s population- although the epidemic was not as widespread as that of the mid-14th century. The next year came another calamity, the great fire of 1666 that destroyed almost entirely the city. The destruction of the city encouraged citizens to move outside the walls, and by 1700 London had become Europe’s largest city with 600.000 inhabitants.
language, money , transport and the weather. In Britain the main language is English ( British English). the money in Britain in the pounds sterling. the united kingdom they have not joined the euro, but some stores do accept it, and there is a large number of banks and bureau de change outlets in London where you can cash travellers cheques and change currency. The weather is normally rainy and cold. The main source of transports are : taxis, trains and double Decker buses
monuments and buildings.
Big Ben : next to the house of parliament. Buckingham Palace: where queen Elisabeth II lives. London eye: it is the largest observation wheel in the world. Marble Arch : Trafalgar square. The Monuments : of the great fire of London. Arena : The Millennium Dame. Royal Albert Hall : were they hold concerts. Westminster Abbey. Tower Bridge. Trafalgar Square.
TOWER OF LONDON
BIG BEN AND THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
Free time
You can visit the Big Ben, it is a big clock tower. You can climb up it and see the great view. You can also visit London zoo, where you can find all kings of animals. also if you have more free time you can visit Westminster Abbey, which is the most famous church in England, it's the place where many royal marriages and funerals have taken place. There is also the natural history museum, where they hold the evolution of humans and different species of rocks and animals.
LONDON ZOO
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Westminister Abbey
Madame Tussaud's is a museum of traditional wax-modelling of actors, rock stars and celebrities royalty artists .It contains the ''Chamber of Horrors'' and the ''Spirit of London'' which takes you through 400 years of London History. There are also lots of theatres and musicals taken place in London. You can also visit the British Museum which holds a vast collection of treasures spanning 2 million years of world history and civilization.
MADAME TUSSAUDS
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