A History of London

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Michael Berlin, "Civic ceremony in early modern London". Urban History 13 (1986): 15–27. "Civic ceremony in early modern London". Urban History (1986) 13#1 pp: 15–27.

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In 1224, after an accusation of ritual murder, the Jewish community was subjected to a steep punitive levy. Then in 1232, Henry III confiscated the principal synagogue of the London Jewish community because he claimed their chanting was audible in a neighboring church. [13] In 1264, during the Second Barons' War, Simon de Montfort's rebels occupied London and killed 500 Jews while attempting to seize records of debts. [14] It is not a formal or elegant city. It has had a sort of natural organic growth which has taken a thousand different forms.” Michael Alan Ralph Cooper, A More Beautiful City: Robert Hooke and the Rebuilding of London After the Great Fire (Sutton Pub Limited, 2003) Parliament finally gave consent for the MBW to construct a large system of sewers. The engineer put in charge of building the new system was Joseph Bazalgette. In what was one of the largest civil engineering projects of the 19th century, he oversaw construction of over 2100km of tunnels and pipes under London to take away sewage and provide clean drinking water. When the London sewerage system was completed, the death toll in London dropped dramatically, and epidemics of cholera and other diseases were curtailed. Bazalgette's system is still in use today. [36]As the capital of a massive empire, London became a magnet for immigrants from the colonies and poorer parts of Europe. A large Irish population settled in the city during the Victorian period, with many of the newcomers refugees from the Great Famine (1845–1849). At one point, Catholic Irish made up about 20% of London's population; they typically lived in overcrowded slums. [38] London also became home to a sizable Jewish community, which was notable for its entrepreneurship in the clothing trade and merchandising. [39] Around the start of the 21st century, London hosted the much derided Millennium Dome at Greenwich, to mark the new century. [50] Other Millennium projects were more successful. One was the largest observation wheel in the world, the "Millennium Wheel", or the London Eye, which was erected as a temporary structure, but soon became a fixture, and draws four million visitors a year. [51] The National Lottery also released a flood of funds for major enhancements to existing attractions, for example the roofing of the Great Court at the British Museum. [52] Matt Cook, "'Gay Times': Identity, Locality, Memory, and the Brixton Squats in 1970's London". Twentieth Century British History (2013) 24#1 pp: 84–109. London as a Financial Center Since Brexit: Evidence from the 2022 BIS Triennial Survey | Global Development Policy Center". www.bu.edu.

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During the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, London was invaded by rebels led by Wat Tyler. A group of peasants stormed the Tower of London and executed the Lord Chancellor, Archbishop Simon Sudbury, and the Lord Treasurer. The peasants looted the city and set fire to numerous buildings. Tyler was stabbed to death by the Lord Mayor William Walworth in a confrontation at Smithfield and the revolt collapsed. In May 2021, Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital city, won a second term as London's mayor. [64]In the early 1980s political disputes between the GLC run by Ken Livingstone and the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher led to the GLC's abolition in 1986, with most of its powers relegated to the London boroughs. This left London as the only large metropolis in the world without a central administration.

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a b c Nikolaus Pevsner, London I: The Cities of London and Westminster rev. edition,1962, Introduction p 48.

The heaviest bombing took place during The Blitz between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941. During this period, London was subjected to 71 separate raids receiving over 18,000 tonnes of high explosive. One raid in December 1940, which became known as the Second Great Fire of London, saw a firestorm engulf much of the City of London and destroy many historic buildings. St Paul's Cathedral, however, remained unscathed; a photograph showing the cathedral shrouded in smoke became a famous image of the war. [41] Your final choice is London: A Pilgrimage by the playwright and journalist Blanchard Jerrold and the artist Gustave Doré. One of the most famous events of 19th-century London was the Great Exhibition of 1851. Held at The Crystal Palace, the fair attracted 6million visitors from across the world and displayed Britain at the height of its Imperial dominance. [37] The Houses of Parliament from Westminster Bridge in the early 1890s