Transcript traveling around london.

TRAVELING AROUND
LONDON.
Roman
London.
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People have lived
in the London area
for more than 5.000
years, but there used
to be forests and
marshes instead of a
city. London itself
was begun by the
Romans about 2.000
years ago. They
called their town
Londinium.
Soldiers and settlers.
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In the first century, Roman soldiers came to
take over Britain. Some of them settled by the
Thames and built Londinium. This was the
beginning of London.
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Roman ships sailed up the Thames, bringing
supplies. The Romans built a bridge over the
Thames, and there has been a bridge in the
same area ever since.
Soldiers and settlers.
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A native people called the Iceni, led by
Queen Boudicca, set fire to Londinium and
killed everyone in the town.
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In the end, the Romans defeated
Boudicca and Londinium was built again. A
wall was built around the new town. You
can still see parts of the wall today.
Inside Londinium.
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Inside the wall,
Londinium had
houses, bath
houses temples,
shops and
markets.
Nowadays, this
area is a business
district, known as
the City.
AngloSaxon
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At the end of the
fourth century, the
Roman Empire began
to fall apart and the
Romans left Britain.
People called Angles,
Saxons and Jutes
then came to Britain
from Holland,
Germany and
Denmark. Together,
these peoples are
called the AngloSaxons.
Roman ruins.
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After the
Romans left,
Londinium
probably lay in
ruins. The city
grew up again,
however,
because it was
a useful port.
Saint Pauls.
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Many people
became Christians.
In 604, the first
Saint Paul's
Cathedral was
built. There is still
a Saint Paul's on
this site today.
Viking attack.
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In the ninth and tenth centuries,
London was attacked by Danish
Viking who sailed up the river to the
city and settled there.
London Bridge is falling down.
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In 1014, Anglo-Saxons and Norwegian
Vikings attacked the Danish Vikings in
London. The Danish Vikings threw spears
at them from the old London Bridge. The
attackers used roofs to protect their boats.
They tied ropes to the bridge and pulled it
down. This led to the song «London Bridge
is falling down». Viking attacks on London
ended when Canute became King in 1016.
he united the invaders and the AngloSaxons. Peace came and London grew
wealthy.
Edwards Abbey.
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Seven years after Canute died,
Edward the Confessor became king.
He built Westminster Abbey. The
Abbey was finished in 1065, just
before Edward died. Edward was
buried in the Abbey. After his death,
Edwards was made a saint. His
Abbey no longer stands. The Abbey
you see today was built by Henry III.
Medieval
London.
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In 1066, after
Edward the
Confessors death,
William the
Conqueror invaded
England from
France. The
centuries from the
invasion up until
1485 are known as
the medieval period
in English history.
The medieval city.
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Medieval London was much smaller
than today's London. The streets would
have looked very different, too. The
houses were made mainly of wood, and
the roads were covered in stones called
cobbles.
Merchants and craftsmen.
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There were many merchants and
craftsmen. Street were named after them,
for example, bread was sold on Bread
Street. Merchants and craftsmen joined
together to form powerful groups called
Guilds, which still exist today. Each Guild
had a coat-of-arms.