The history of London
Bad moments in history
The Great Plague (1666)
The deaths of almost 100000 people
The Great Fire (1666)
A big part of town was destroyed
Economical and social problems
London
The City
The heart of London.
Commercial and business centre.
The East End
Used to be a poor area filled with warehouses, factories, slams and miserable houses.
Now it is a new housing development.
The West End
Beutiful avenues lined with big stores, rich mansions, expensive restaurants, theatres, hotels and night clubs.
Londinium (founded by Romans in 43 AD)
The Romans built the bridge across the Thames.
Around 50 CE Roman merchants built a town by the river. So London was born.