During World War II, London, as many other British cities, suffered severe damage, being bombed extensively by the Luftwaffe as a part of The Blitz.

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Secrets of the London Underground is inspired by our Hidden London programme, which explores ‘forgotten’ parts of the Tube network and goes behind the scenes at some of London’s busiest stations through exclusivetours. I learnt about diaries from my mum, who learnt from her mum who learnt from… you get the idea, all the way back in history… all the way back over 350 years ago, to 1666, the year of the Great Fire of London. Amusements: during the season, the West End is gay enough, especially for anyone with influential introductions: mostly London gaieties being of a private character.London is a historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd published in 1997, which charts the history of London from 54 B. A sudden gust of wind sets of a wonderful adventure through London for the Queen, the Queen’s men and one very special hat. Immigrants arrived in London not just from all over England and Wales, but from abroad as well, for example Huguenots from France; the population rose from an estimated 50,000 in 1530 to about 225,000 in 1605. Kensington was then an insignificant village, but the arrival of the court soon caused it to grow in importance. He became mayor of Hackney and a member of the London County Council in 1922, and for a while was Minister of Transport in Ramsay MacDonald's cabinet.

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London's expansion beyond the boundaries of the City was decisively established in the 17th century. This was the period of mercantilism and monopoly trading companies such as the Muscovy Company (1555) and the British East India Company (1600) were established in London by royal charter. Pussy cat visits all of the city’s most famous landmarks including The Tower of London, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, St. In 1900, the county was sub-divided into 28 metropolitan boroughs, which formed a more local tier of administration than the county council. At some time between 180 AD and 225 AD, the Romans built the defensive London Wall around the landward side of the city.Find out more about the presenters of Secrets of the London Underground: broadcaster, geographer and historian Tim Dunn and the Museum's own Hidden London trailblazer, Siddy Holloway.