Timeline Of London
The following is a timeline of the History of London, history of London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. Prehistory * 120000 BCE – Elephants and hippopotami are roaming on the site of Trafalgar Square. * 6000 BCE – Hunter-gatherers are on the site of Heathrow Terminal 5. * 4000 BCE – Mesolithic timber structure exists on the River Thames foreshore, south of the site of Vauxhall Bridge. * 3800 BCE – Stanwell Cursus is constructed. * 2300–1500 BCE – Possible community on Chiswick Eyot in the Thames. * 1500 BCE – A Bronze Age bridge exists from the foreshore north of Vauxhall Bridge. This bridge either crosses the Thames, or goes to a subsequently lost island in the river. * 300–1 BCE – An Iron Age oppidum in Woolwich, which is possibly London's first port, in the late-Roman period reused as a fort.Saint, A., Guillery, P. (2012). ''Survey of London, Volume 48: Woolwich''. Yale Books, London. . p. 2. Early history to the 10th century * 43 CE – ...
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History Of London
The history of London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, extends over 2000 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most significant financial and cultural capital cities. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots. The City of London is the historic core of the Greater London metropolis, and is today its primary financial district, though it represents only a small part of the wider metropolis. Foundations and prehistory Some recent discoveries indicate probable very early settlements near the Thames in the London area. In 1993, the remains of a Bronze Age bridge were found on the Thames's south foreshore, upstream of Vauxhall Bridge. This bridge either crossed the Thames or we ...
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