Royal LondonLondon Timeline { 45 AD When (tic Romans arrived in Britain London was already a small town. Under the Romans 'Londinium' became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia. { 886 King Alfred the Great united England. He captured London from the Danes and made it capital of his kingdom { 1666 The Fire of London destroyed much of the city. The reconstruction was organized by the architect Christopher Wren who designed Saint Paul's Cathedral. { 1850 By the middle of the nineteenth century. London was the largest city in the world and the most important port. In this period it was famous for its terrible pollution. { 1939-45 In World War II London was seriously damaged by German bombing. { 1980 In the last twenty years, the old port area has been rebuilt. There are big, new skyscrapers and the Millennium Dome, the largest dome in the world which was finished in 1999. In 2OO0 it held the millennium exhibition. London “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life” Dr. Samuel Johnson Over two hundred years later, Dr Johnson is still right! London is the place to be, with so many different things to do and places to visit. Here are a few. Royal London You can visit Buckingham Palace, the Queen's London home and see the Changing of the Guard at 11 a.m. every day. In the Tower of London, you can see the Crown Jewels and visit the place where many famous prisoners lived and died. You can take a boat trip on the Thames to Hampton Court, where Henry VIII lived with five of his six wives. In the gardens of the palace is a famous maze, which is easy to get into but not so easy to get out of!
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