London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. London produces 17% of the UK's GDP, and is one of the world's major business, political and cultural centres. The capital of the former British Empire, London is a leader in international finance, communications, entertainment, fashion and the arts and has considerable influence worldwide. London is one of the world's major global cities ...

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London - Central London. Main article: Central London London - City of London. Main article: City of London The City of London is the principal financial district of the United Kingdom, and is one of the most important in the world. It is governed by the Corporation of London, an ancient body headed by the Lord Mayor of London. The City also has its own police force, the City of London police. Once dominated by the dome of St Paul' ...

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London - Central London. Main articles: Central London, and [[]], and [[]], See also:

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Today, "London" usually refers to the conurbation known as Greater London, which is divided into thirty-two London Boroughs and the City of London and forms the London region of England. Historically, "London" referred to the square mile of the City of London at the conurbation's heart, from which the city grew. Between 1889 and 1965 it referred to the former County of London which covered the area now known as Inner London. There are other definitions of "London" which cover varying areas, such as the London postal district; the area ...

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The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers 458 km² (177 sq. mi.) of 17 boroughs of the former Greater London north of the River Thames (previously the County of Middlesex) and a small part of the County of Surrey. The see is in the City of London where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul which was founded as a cathedral in 604 and was rebui ...

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The London Bus is one of London's principal icons, with the archetypal red, rear entrance, double deck, Routemaster bus being recognised world-wide. Buses in London - History. Buses in London - Organisation. Buses have been used on the streets of London since 1829, when George Shillibeer started operating his horse drawn omnibus service from Paddington to the city. The London General Omnibus Company or LGOC was founded in 1855 to amalgamate and regulate the horse-drawn om ...

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The City of London is a small area in Greater London. The modern conurbation of London developed from the City of London and the nearby City of Westminster, which was the centre of the royal government. The City of London is now London's main financial district. It is often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 square kilometres) in area: note that those terms may also be used as synonyms for the UK financial services industry which is principally based there. In ...

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City Hall in London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. It stands on the south bank of the River Thames, in the More London development by Tower Bridge. It was designed by Norman Foster and opened in July 2002. The building has an unusual bulbous shape, intended to reduce the building's surface area and thus improve energy efficiency. It has been compared variously to Darth Vader's helmet, a misshapen egg, a woodlouse, motorcycle helmet or a glass testicle. Its designers reportedly origi ...

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History of London - London from 1900 to World War II. London entered the 20th century at the height of its influence as the capital of largest empire in history, but the new century was to bring many challenges. London suffered its first bombing raids during World War I carried out by zeppelin airships; these killed around 700 people and caused great terror, but were merely a foretaste of what was to come. The period between the two World Wars saw London's geographical extent growing more quickly th ...

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The 18th century was a period of rapid growth for London, reflecting an increasing national population, the early stirrings of the Industrial Revolution, and London's role at the centre of the evolving British Empire. During the Georgian period London spread beyond its traditional limits at an accelerating pace. New districts such as Mayfair were built for the rich in the West End, new bridges over the Thames encouraged an acceleration of development in South London and in the East E ...

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During the 19th century London was transformed into the world's largest city and capital of the British Empire. Its population expanded from 1 million in 1800 to 6.7 million a century later. During this period, London became a global political, financial, and trading capital. In this position, it was largely unrivaled until the latter part of the century, when Paris and New York began to threaten its dominance. While the city grew wealthy as Britain's holdings expanded, 19th century London was also a city of poverty, where millions lived in overcrowded and unsanitary slums. Life for the poor was immort ...

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After being abandoned for perhaps 150 years, its strategic position on the Thames meant that by 600 Anglo-Saxons had revived settlement in the area. These Saxon settlements were not in the ancient walled City of London (which was named Lundenburh = "London Fort"), but an area named Lundenwic = "London settlement" one kilometer upstream on the Thames. Recent excavations in the Covent Garden area have uncovered extensive Anglo-Saxon settlement dating back into the 7th century. The Excavations show that the settlement covered abou ...

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London in the Elizabethan Era has often been portrayed in films, including Fire Over England (1937), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) and Elizabeth (1998). Much of Shakespeare in Love (1998), a comedy involving Shakespeare in a fictionalised romance, was set around the original Globe Theatre, as was Laurence Olivier's 1944 Henry V. The Tudor period has also been shown in other films, including the 1966 film of Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons, and various ver ...

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See City of London for details of city government in the Mediæval period. The Norman invasion of Britain in 1066 is usually considered to be the beginning of the Mediæval period. Under William the Conqueror several forts were constructed in London, the Tower of London, Baynard's Castle and Montfichet's Castle to prevent rebellions, William the Conqueror also granted a charter in 1067 upholding previous Saxon rights, privileges and laws. Its growing self-government became firm with ...

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At the turn of the 21st century, London hosted the much derided Millennium Dome at Greenwich, to mark the new century. Other Millennium projects were more successful. One was the largest observation wheel in the world, the "Millennium Wheel" of the London Eye, which was erected as a temporary structure, but soon became a fixture, and draws four million visitors a year. The National Lottery also released a flood of funds for major enhancements to existing attractions, for exam ...

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Londinium was established as a town by the Romans after the invasion of 43 AD led by the Emperor Claudius. Archaeological excavation (undertaken by the Department of Urban Archaeology of the Museum of London now called MOLAS) since the 1970s has also failed to unearth any convincing traces of major settlement before c.50 — so ideas about Londinium being a military foundation around the Fort that p ...

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London's subway system the Underground or 'Tube', has featured in several films. The plot of the 1998 film Sliding Doors hinges on whether Gwynneth Paltrow's character catches a particular Tube train or not. Bulldog Jack (1934), Manhunt (1941) and The Good Die Young (1954) all include chase sequences across undergound tracks. A number of horror films have also used the subterranean network of tunnels as an atmospheric location, most notably the John Landis hit An American Werewolf in London (1981), which co ...

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A number of films have depicted the underbelly of the city away from the familiar tourist sites. Examples of these include Up the Junction, Nil by Mouth and Dirty Pretty Things. The East End meanwhile, was shown in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), Waterloo Road (1944), It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) and A Kid for Two Farthings (1955), among others. The 1968 documentary The London Nobody Knows, presented by James Mason, attempted to show some unfamiliar aspects of the cit ...

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London has been a popular location for childrens' (and especially Disney) films over the last 40 years. The animated features Peter Pan (1953), One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and Basil, the Great Mouse Detective (known in North America as The Great Mouse Detective) (1986) were all set in the city, as were Mary Poppins (1964) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) ...

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