London Escorts
Escorts in London
- Jane
- London
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- London
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- Isabelle
- London
- Emily
- London
- Carmen
- London
Escorts available to travel to London
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London History
- The British Empire once ruled most of the world and the centre of this empire was the English capital, London. The Romans, under Julius Ceasar, first invaded England in 55 BCE, when they landed in Kent, and marched until they reached the River Thames. There were only a few tribesmen living on the North Bank, but this was soon built up, meaning that by the time the Romans came to Britain again in 43 CE, a whole community had been established at what is now Southwark. In 61 CE Queen Boadicea attacked London, but the Romans defeated her. The Romans made their mark on the city with many structures that still exist today, such as the bridge across the Thames from Southwark, and the city walls built in 200 CE to protect Londinium as it was known then. London grew rapidly under the Romans, and was soon the biggest city in the country. By the 3rd century there were over 50 000 people living in here. When the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century, the Romans left London and handed it over to the Saxons. In 834 the Vikings invaded London, and in 871 Alfred the Great, King of Wessex took control. In 1042 Edward the Confessor became king but was defeated in the Norman Conquest in 1066 by the Duke or Normandy, William the Conqueror, who became the King of England and was crowned in the newly-completed Westminster Abbey. London was chosen as the capital for the new monarch-led country. In 1078 the building of the Tower of London began, and in 1086 the famous Domesday Book was published, the first survey conducted in the country. In 1215 the Magna Carta was created, giving the City more power, and in 1240 the first parliament was created in Westminster in. As the centuries progressed the original settlement behind the city walls expanded, growing outwards and increasing the size of the city enormously. In 1348 The Black Death killed thousands of the city’s inhabitants, putting the city under enormous strain, reducing the city’s population by half.
During the 16th century, under the House of Tudor, the city flourished, and England achieved immense wealth and notability during Elizabeth I’s reign, due to their discovery of the New World. In 1534, due to Pope Clement VII’s refusal to give Henry VIII a divorce, England broke with the Catholic Church and Henry created his own church, the Church of England, with himself at the head. Today the reigning monarch still holds the title of the Head of the Church of England. In 1591 William Shakespeare put on his first play in London, and consequently produced some of the most spectacular pieces of drama the world has ever seen. The testament to his brilliance is that even today, over 500 years later, his work is still performed and watched throughout the world. In 1605 Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament, in the Gunpowder Plot, creating the modern-day celebration of Bonfire Night.
In 1642 civil war broke out when the middle classes demanded that some of the king’s power be given to Parliament. In 1649 Charles I was executed due to his unwavering belief in the divine right of kings. Eleven years of Puritanism ensued under Oliver Cromwell, who outlawed all pleasurable pursuits. In 1660 the former king’s son Charles II regained the throne and led England through the Restoration. During the period 1664-5 the Plague, apparently brought to London by rats from other countries on ships, killed 100 000 of the city’s inhabitants. One of the most devastating occurrences in London was the Great Fire of London in 1666, in which a large part of the city was destroyed, including 13 000 houses. The fire, which was the worst the city had ever seen, burnt for five days, obliterating the medieval St Paul’s Cathedral and 87 parish churches. Sir Christopher Wren presided over the rebuilding of the city, replanning the entire layout of the town, which is the area known today as the City, including the rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral. In 1694 the Bank of England was established which increased London’s economic power and size, as it made London an important financial and trading centre. This newfound wealth created a novel middle class who inhabited many of the Georgian mansions in the city today.
By the 18th century London had expanded to include all the settlements around the City, including the City of Westminster. The Industrial Revolution during the 18th and 19th centuries made London the largest and richest city in the world, with trading links across the globe. In 1837, Victoria, Britain’s longest reigning monarch became Queen, ruling for over sixty years. In 1851, the Great Exhibition, also known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition, was held in a specially erected glass hall in Hyde Park, and showcased the Empire’s expansion and magnificence, including the advancement of modern technology and design. The wealth the city offered enticed millions of people from Britain’s countryside into the city, creating the notorious inner-city slums, rife with over-crowding, sewage and disease, including many cholera epidemics. In 1863 the first Underground was opened. The original line is what we know today as the Metropolitan Line, and made history when it opened as the first underground railway in the world. In 1875 the Embankments were built on either side of the River Thames, which were one of the Victorian’s many great engineering feats in London. They were designed to hold a huge new sewage system to take refuse to pumping stations outside the city, easing the problems associated with sewage that were affecting Londoners. By the end of the 19th century four and a half million people lived in inner London, and another four million in its suburbs. London made history again in 1922, by broadcasting the first ever national radio transmission, when the BBC made its first ever broadcast on the 1st January 1922.
The Second World War proved to be a very difficult time for the citizens of London, when during The Blitz of 1940-41 30 000 Londoners were killed in German air-raid bombings of the capital. Much of the Docks, East End and the City were destroyed, and the House of Commons, the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey were all targeted. Many of the city’s inhabitants took shelter in the Underground stations, and the city’s children were evacuated to the countryside. The monarchy at this time made history by going out amongst the people to support the victims of the air-raids. Following the war there was a large amount of rebuilding shaping the city as we see it today, such as Post Office (British Telecom) Tower and the Royal Festival Hall. In 1948 the city hosted the Olympic Games, and a period of renewal and prosperity ensued in London. London became known throughout the world as a leader in fashion, finance, business and music, especially through the Beatles. In 1992 the Canary Wharf development opened, and in 1997 the city was brought to a standstill by the death of the much-loved Princess Diana, and her subsequent funeral procession. In 2000 many building works were created for the new millennium in London, including the iconic London Eye, the Millennium Bridge, and the Millennium Dome. In 2005 London was shocked by the terrorist bombs that were exploded on the city’s tubes and buses. Despite this London continues to thrive, and is today one of the most prosperous cities in the world.
