A Brief History of London

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Almost 2000 years ago, after conquering most of the island of Great Britain, Roman forces established a settlement at a strategically narrow point on the Thames River. Since its establishment, the city has grown dramatically, at one point having secured the title of the largest city in the world. Today it is one of the world’s most important cities, is an international hub for finance, and it is the capital of the United Kingdom. Learn more about the history of London and how it went from a Roman military outpost to one of the most important cities in the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Listen on Podurama: https://podurama.com Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Almost 2,000 years ago, after conquering most of the island of Great Britain,
0:03.8	Roman forces established a settlement at a strategically narrow point on the Thames River.
0:08.3	Since its establishment, the city has grown dramatically,
0:11.4	at one point having secured the title of the largest city in the world.
0:15.0	Today, it's still one of the most important cities in the world.
0:18.0	It's an international hub for finance, and it's the capital of the United Kingdom.
0:22.0	Learn more about the history of London,
0:24.0	how it went from a Roman military outpost to one of the most important cities of the world
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1:16.0	When you look at the history of many major cities in Europe, Asia, or Africa,
1:20.0	you will often find that there were human settlements at the location dating back as far as the Bronze Age or even earlier.
1:25.0	That does not appear to be the case with London.
1:28.0	While there was evidence of a Bronze Age bridge discovered in London,
1:32.0	there hasn't been anything found to indicate there was an actual settlement.
1:35.7	As such, the founding of London is almost universally attributed to the Romans who established a settlement
1:40.8	along a strategic point in the Thames River in the year 47.
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