The History of London

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 I'd like to tell you about London. The Romans came to England in AD 43 and built the town of Londinium on the River Thames. Londinium soon grew bigger and bigger. Ships came there from all over Europe and the Romans built roads from Londinium to other parts of Britain. By the year 400, there were 50,000 people in the city.  

Soon after 400 the Romans left, and we do not know much about London between 400 and 1000. In 1066 William the Conqueror came to England from Normandy in France. William became King of England and lived in London. But William was afraid of the people of London, so he built a big building for himself - the White Tower. Now it is part of the tower of London and many tourists visit it to see the Crown Jewels - the Queen's gold and diamonds.  

London continued to grow. By 1600 there were 200,000 people in the city and by 1830 the population was one and a half million people. The railways came and there were factories all over the city. This was the London that Dickens knew and wrote about - a city of very rich and very poor people.  

At the start of the 20th century,four and a half million people lived in London. Today the population of Greater London is seven and a half million. 26 million tourists visit London every year and you can hear 300 different languages on London's streets!