Kategória: HISTORY OF LONDON
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AFTER ROMAN LONDON UNTIL THE GREAT FIRE Angles, Saxons, Jutes people who came to Britain from Germany, Holland and Denmark October 14th, 1066 the Battle of Hastings won by William the Conqueror of Normandy William the Conqueror of Normandy (King William I; The Norman; 1066-1087) defeated Danish King Harold at the battle of Hastings in…
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Watch this information-video about how the Vikings invaded England. And watch this video again to learn about how the size of the territories of Danelaw and England changed.
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invaders of three tribes (Angles, Saxos, Jutes) came over to Britain from Europe and settled there; founded (established) 5 kingdoms: Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia and Kent; fierce people who also fought each other sometimes, later joined to fight the Vikings. HOME and FARMING: They built: – wooden houses with straw roof; – huge fences…
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THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON Plague, the and epidemic that killed lots of people around Europe from the 14th to the 17th century Pudding Lane the Great Fire of London started here in a bakery London Bridge 1 Old (Medieval) London Bridge was opened in 1209. It took 33 years to build. There were high…
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Visit THIS website to go back 350 years in time. Listen and read, then follow the instructions to help Tom and Jane through six dramatic days as they experience the fire. Follow the story of the fire and play games to battle and escape the flames.
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Watch this video about the Great Fire of London.
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There was a huge wall around the city centre to keep the intruders away. Inside the walls of Londinium, there were houses, temples, shops and markets. (Nowadays this is the business area called the City. There are no houses to live, just office buildings, skyscrapers and historical sights.) The business area of Roman London were…
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London’s underground network (The Tube) is the oldest in the world. The first line – called The Metropolitan – was opened in 1863. All the lines – the actual number is 11 – are marked with a colour. It is weird that 55% of the underground network is not under the ground.
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London is the: capital city of the United Kingdom; largest capital city in Europe; has a population (2015 data) of 8,673,713 – that is Greater London; only city in the world that has hosted 3 summer olympic games (in 1908, 1948 and in 2012); city with the most bridges in Europe (33 over the River…
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