The history of London

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.

London

The West End

Beutiful avenues lined with big stores, rich mansions, expensive restaurants, theatres, hotels and night clubs.

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 City

The heart of London.

Commercial and business centre.

Bad moments in history

The Great Fire (1666)

A big part of town was destroyed

Economical and social problems

The Great Plague (1666)

The deaths of almost 100000 people