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Londinium was founded by the Romans
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Black Death
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. -
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Wat Tyler's Rebellion
The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion, was a major uprising across large parts of England. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black Death. -
The Great Plague
The Great Plague of London was the most recent major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England. It happened within the centuries-long Second Pandemic, a period of intermittent bubonic plague epidemics that originated in Central Asia in 1331 and included related diseases such as pneumonic plague and septicemic plague. -
Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west. The death toll is generally thought to have been relatively small, although some historians have challenged this belief. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succeeding the Second Agricultural Revolution. -
Second War World
During World War II, London, like many other British cities, suffered severe damage from heavy bombing by the Luftwaffe during The Blitz. Before the Blitz, hundreds of thousands of London children were evacuated to the countryside to avoid the air raids. Civilians took refuge in the subway stations from the air raids. -
Brexit
The most important event in London's recent history was the UK's departure from the European Union. Although the referendum on leaving the EU took place in 2016, the process took some time. The UK officially left the EU on 31st January 2020. A transition period was then established, during which final trade agreements were reached, which ended on 31st December 2020.