DIDACTIC UNIT 11. 6TH COURSE. LONDON PROJECT 2. LONDON TIMELINE

 Let´s see now some basic facts about London history: 

LONDON TIMELINE

         43        Roman Emperor Claudius invades Britain and builds the port of Londinium

1042            Edward the Confessor, who makes Westminster his home, begins Westminster Abbey

1176        London Bridge is built in stone, London´s only bridge until 1729

1576            The Globe Theathre is built – Shakespeare´s plays are performd there.

1631            Inigo Jones designs London´s first square – the Piazza in Covent Garden

1666            The Great Fire of London destroys four-fifths of the City of London

1675            Sir Christopher Wren begins the new St. Paul´s Cathedral

1700s      London´s population is about 575.000. It is western Europe´s biggest city.

1802            London is the world´s largest port.

1834              Houses of Parliament burn down; new one begun in 1835.

1851               The Great Exhibition is held in Hyde Park; the South Kensington museums are built.

1890              The first Tube train runs.

1940s       London suffers under the “Blitz”- German bombardment during the 2nd World War -large areas, but St. Paul´s Cathedral,  are destroyed - families go underground

1960s      The Swinging Sixties- Carnaby Street, Chelsea and Kensington are the places to be.

1970s     Margaret Thatcher is elected, and punk is born on the Kings Road. The Sex Pistols and The Clash become famous all over the world.

1980s      The old Docklands area is developed – Light Railway and London City Airport – Heathrow -open.

1994               Eurostar trains run from Waterloo to Paris through the Channel Tunnel

2001               The population of London is over eight million, with over a million commuters each day.

2012        The Olympic Games are held in London for the third time in history

2020         The UK leaves the EU (brexit)


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