London History - The London area is 6,267 sq miles and it has a population of 13,945,000. With so many people London is the largest metropolitan area in England and number twenty in the world. The greater London area is divided into 32 boroughs. . London is also known as “The Square Mile” which is known for being calm on the weekends and busy during the week. This is due to the fact that it is predominantly a financial center.

4000 BC is the first known inhabitants of the London area.

In AD43 the Romans invaded in AD43 and quickly took most of England. In AD410 the Roman empire was gone.

There was another invader of the area named William of Normandy in 1066 with a force of 12,000 men. The Battle of Hastings occurred and that is when the impressive castles were built.

In the year 1666 there was a very terrible fire that destroyed a large part of the city of London. It took over ten years to rebuild the destroyed areas and by the 18th century the city of London was the largest in the world.

In the late 9th century it again took its role as England’s biggest city, but at this time it was not the capital. Winchester was the capital until the 12th century. In the mid-17th century there was a civil war in England.

It took until the 1960s for all the wars to be recovered from and then London and its people were prosperous beyond belief.

England under PM Tony Blair is constantly in a state of change and improvement. There will more changes in the years to come and hopefully all for the better. The area continues to prosper and the city is still famous world wide for all there is to do and see. With numerous nightclubs and pubs and restaurants there is a lot of tourist attractions that boosts its fame around the world.