London History

England London  History

Historic Timeline

 * 1381 - Peasant's Revolt attacks London
 * Mid-1400s - Black Death killed half of London's population
 * 1500s - Expansion of overseas trade
 * 1600s - London limits expand beyond the City Walls
 * 1665-1666 - Great Plague
 * 1666 - Great Fire of London
 * 1700s - London's role at centre of British Empire begins
 * 1750 - Westminster Bridge opened
 * 1831 - Became world's largest city
 * 1836 - First London railroad constructed
 * 1863 - London Underground subway system began
 * 1888 - County of London established
 * 1900 - County of London divided into 28 boroughs
 * 1925 - Lost status as world's largest city
 * 1930s - Large numbers of Jewish immigrants arrived
 * 1950s - Large numbers of Commonwealth immigrants began to arrive
 * 1965 - County of London abolished
 * 1965 - Greater London established; added 32 additional boroughs

Websites

 * London's Past Online - Bibliography of British and Irish History. Exhaustive list of 40,000+ London histories categorized by topic. Subscription required.