Verstehen · Kapitel 9
History
From the Roman settlement of Londinium through the Plague and the Great Fire to the Blitz and Swinging London — London's history is an epic drama of conquest, catastrophe, rebuilding, and world domination.
3 Abschnitte in diesem Kapitel
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From the Romans to the Tudors
London's history begins with the Romans . In 43 AD, they founded Londinium as a trading post on the Thames — the bridge…
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The Great Fire & the Empire
The Great Fire of London (1666) On September 2, 1666, a fire broke out in a bakery on Pudding Lane, which raged for fou…
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World Wars & Modern London
The Blitz (1940–41) From September 7, 1940, to May 1941, the German Luftwaffe bombed London for 57 consecutive nights —…
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