London, the capital of both England and the UK, is a major global city.

One in every five Brits lives in the London Metropolitan Area, that generates 30% of the UK's total GDP. 

The City is one of the world's largest financial centers, and its reckless bankers were co-responsible the global financial crisis. Seems these guys learned little from that disaster.

Presently it is unclear what Brexit will do to the city, but especially a hard Brexit may have a major negative influence.

 

London was founded as Londonium in 43 AD by the Romans after their conquest of Britania.

Under Viking rule it became the largest town of England, a nice catch for William the Conqueror after he defeated Harold II at Hastings in 1066.

The Great Plague and the Great Fire of 1666 devastated the city and its citizens.

 

London was an early adopter of urban railsystems, the first underground line opened in 1863, a world first.

During both World Wars the city was heavily bombed by the German Luftwaffe.

 

Each year more than 15 million tourists visit London, the last time we joined the massive crowds was in May 2015.