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ONLY reason London became big was because of a Dutchman taking the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. This invasion of England was/is called: Glorious Revolution.
@@this_is_historytruly this is my favorite history channel you make it’s interesting between the artwork maps and animations I really enjoy theses videos thank you
As a Kiwi who's been living in London for the last 8 years, this video was very informative. Some of the things that make you scratch your head, now make sense. Of course I won't be able to live here much longer because my rent went up 60%, but hey, that's because this place trades on its reputation rather than reality. One thing I have always appreciated, apart from the public transport, is all the public gardens. I've lived in far smaller cities that didn't cater to the needs of the people in this way and I really enjoy those elements. If it were actually possible to afford to live here as a young person, I might stay, but for now, like so many, it is time to move on.
@@pierrewilliams1533 ha! No way I'd go back to NZ right now. I love NZ, but giving landlords billions in tax breaks tells me everything I need to know about where NOT to live
As a Greek living my all life in Greece (Thessalonica), I haven't missed a single word of narration due to the pronunciation of the English language. Also, excellent presentation, with a lot of documentation. Jolly good sport.
You do know we English never say “Jolly good sport”? For some reason, mostly American movies portray present English people like those who lived in the 1900’s.
@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming I am jolly agreeable to concur with your jolly amiable remark upon the jolly delightful topic of sport, provided only that you possess a jolly precise English pronunciation, akin to the jolly agreeable narrator of this jolly pleasing episode. BTW, I'm a geezer born in the mid-20th century, so... Hail from Thessalonica. Dispatch a missive unto me should you be in proximity for the purpose of imbibing a pint or two of ale.
London shares the 'World Capital" title with New York City these days. Fun fact: they are the only two cities with Alpha ++ rankings, which means they are the two most integrated nodes in the world economy.
@@sweetsweet4390 yeah Tokyo is maybe bigger and more "exotic" and I also found it impressive, but this is about numbers, and Tokyo doesn't have the financial and cultural influence of New York.
@@sweetsweet4390Tokyo was less impressive than New York for me. New York is much more exciting and vibrant, Tokyo is a ghost town after 11 pm. And New York is more important than Tokyo globally. That is the Truthahn.
@@pierzing.glint1sh76 The influence and global reach of London in finance, insurance, legal and business services is unmatched. It is No.2 only to California in AI with Google DeepMind/Isomorphic Labs, founded and still operated entirely in London, by London born Sir Demis Hassabis, recent winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry for his groundbreaking work on AlphaFold-2 & 3 and more recently AlphaProteo, both of which will accelerate medical advances at a pace never seen before in human history. London is also a leader, along with Cambridge in the BioSciences. The world renowned Francis Crick Centre for biomedical research is based in London (conveniently very close to Google DeepMind/Isomorphic Labs and named of course to honour Francis Crick, co-discoverer with Robert Watson of the double-helix structure of DNA, whilst working in the world renowned Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, England in 1953.
One of the best videos about the greatest city in the world. I've watched & read a lot of content about London, this is one of the best. Respect to the creator.
He’s talking about the city of London cooperation. The Lord Mayor is elected by local businesses and not just its residents. It’s just a cooperation a little larger than a square mile with approx 100k residents. The rest of London has a small degree of autonomy from the central government and is represented by the Mayor of London.
Not starting an argument or meaning to sound 'better than thou' but you still have to build a bell so it's a correct statement. Worked in construction and engineering for 13 years and learned that building something is just another way of saying you created or modified it ☺️
The bell in question is officially called the "Great Bell". Big Ben is a nickname for both the tower and the bell. Pedants who say "it's the bell, not the tower clock" building are wrong.
London is an incredible city by far the world’s most diverse. Paris is for me the world’s most beautiful. Tokyo makes cities like London and New York City seem small in comparison yet so safe. There is no world capital city
What a great editing and spotless summary. You even made it enjoyable for someone like me who is not too keen on history related topics like that 🫢🤭😅. Bravo to you, if i could give two thumbs ups i would! 👏🏽
Nobody actually knows the exact population of London, as within the city, there are some who did not fill out the every 10 year census form and that there are masses amount of multiple occupancy flats and garden sheds with illegals. Over 40 percent is foreign born, but would predict over 60 percent foreign if including parents too.
Little fact for those that don’t know. In the UK London itself nearly has a larger population than Wales and Scotland combined. Goes to show how much bigger the population in England is. I know it might not be that large in population compared to other cities around the world, but it really is huge for the UK.
The weather in London is a very minor problem imho. Cloudy more than rainy. Indeed, precipitation over the year is less than New York City and even more surprisingly, Rome.
@Pod_in_cast you just got unlucky sometimes it can be sunny for months literally! But when it does rain it can be miserable as hell. I remember in 1999 I think it was it rained nearly everyday of the summer in 2003 nearly 4 months solid sunshine but 1999 was utterly miserable. Never seen it so bad since but still pretty grim at times.
12:36 whoops. This picture shows an early 12th Century London flying the Union Flag of the present United Kingdom. The correct flag would be the flag of England, the Cross of St George.
St Edmund born 841 and died 869/70, (King of East Anglia and ally of King Alfred of Wessex and his later heir andd first King of all England King Aethelstan), was England's patron saint in the 12th century, preceeding the adoption of St George, so should perhaps be the white dragon on a red field instead, but change to the St George flag for anything after 1350 when Edward III made him Patron saint of England and formed the Order of the Garter of St George.
I don't see it at that timestamp. But wouldn't it be the three lions on the red background instead of the cross of St. George? At least from the very end of the 12th century.
Nowadays those flags aren't welcome in London. HAMAS flag is more appropriate tbh but in all seriousness I see more Pally flags than UK/England flags here nowadays.
This video has me thinking; *what were the world capitals* ? I can only think of four in all of history. Rome from about 50 BC to 320 AD, Constantinople from 320 to 1200. Then nowhere until 1740 when London was world capital for 200 years, succeeded by New York until the mid 1990s and then since then, nowhere can really claim the title.
Alexandria could be called the capital of the world for a couple of centuries during Hellenistic times. Also Venice was the epicenter from 11th to the 14th ce.
There may nor be a world capital right but there are cities that are capitals of a certain type of service; for example London is the economic capital of the world still and New York could be considered the cultural capital of the world and so on.
Despite their massive historical importance you could levy an argument against Rome and Constantinople due to the Americas and the Old World not having contact with one another. So you could halve that number.
NYC held the title from before the turn of the Century (even before it became clearly evident with WWI) and held it till September 11, 2001 and it seemed like London might win it back but clearly threw away that possibility with Brexit.
Let the world have it, we should move our capital to a more British city and grant London independence. Other countries have often moved their capital from one city to another, Brazil being a recent example, and Indonesia is preparing to do the same.
Nah London should remain the capital of the uk but England needs its own seperate capital like Scotland perhaps somewhere around Birmingham, Sheffield, Derby or Nottingham in the centre of the country.
it's interesting to look at what name we call eras, i'd say we're in americana era. all the economies are integrated in their system. in a 1000 years who knows what historians will call it
Er.. no. There was no computer in london during WW2. Alan Turing worked at Bletchley Park, some 40 miles outside London. Thats where the computer was, and in the war they only had the one. So intercomputer transmission was not possible.
There were settlements of native inhabitants of the area of London long before the arrival of the Romans, dating back to at least the Bronze Age (circa 1500 BCE). This was not insignificant, there was even a bridge to cross the Thames. (edited typo).
As long as the Anglosphere exists, London will have a high position of power in the world, even if Britain itself is a bit of a mess, like it is currently. Luckily for London, the Anglosphere is pretty solid and has some serious advantages, despite the naysayers.
London is an incredible city. Its probably the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world that also has as much power as it does. I'm aware there are cities that are significantly older but compared to London they are little more than quaint little museum exhibits today.
@@patrickhauser588 due to pervaisiveness of the english language paris doesnt come close in terms of power prestige education media etc but its a nice (ish ) place.
@@wardosravin LOL. Yes, that's what I mean. ... and you say men (and women?) should be proud. Whereas humility is a virtue, in my view, and self-effacement is a characteristic of saints. Pride is usually first in a list of "The Seven Deadly Sins", and for good reason.
Every time I see a picture of London with the hideous Walkie Talkie building, that revolting carbuncle on the face of such a beautiful and historic city, I want to weep.
Go up into the Walkie Talkie building and visit the Sky Gardens (free, although you need to pre-book) and you may change your mind. The sub-tropical fully enclosed gardens are delightful and the 360 degree views of London, as you can walk around all 4 sides of the building, are spectacular. You can also dine at a very good restaurant within the Sky Gardens and then enjoy a walk around the gardens afterwards. It really is a treat. Looking down directly onto the 1,000 year old Tower of London is a wonderful juxtaposition of the old and the new.
@@gdok6088 Looking at the Walkie Talkie from the Tower...in fact anywhere...is less than a visual treat. The building needn't be so ugly outside to achieve something beautiful inside and I'm not up for endorsing the building by adding to its visitor numbers. It has marred London and making the 'sky garden' free to try and placate public opinion about its hideousness will not transform it into something beautiful. I'd rather it was just another generic glass box, as beauty is too high a hope it seems, than the ugly splodge that it actually is. At least the Gherkin and the Shard have unique and elegant form, however the hideous Cheesegrater/s have detracted somewhat. I'm disgusted at the planners, the architects and the commissioners. I sincerely hope that being able to work from home will discourage any more building of super hideous offices like these and developers just might start focussing more on enhancing the city and not destroying it. Every generation should have the opportunity to tell it's own architectural story for domestic and commercial building. I'm not against modern architecture or innovation. I do however believe it needs to be appropriate and sympathetic to its wider environment and historic context. It should add to and enhance the environment around it, not destroy and overwhelm it. The Great Court at the British Museum, the Pyramids at the Louvre...both excellent examples of modern design and technical innovation to enhance the building and environment.
Londoner here for the past 35 years. It's an exasperating place but utterly absorbing and magnificent. Like many on here, I often think it's being taken over by foreigners. But then I remind myself I'm half-French (from Normandy) and that it was a Norman, William the Conqueror who built the Tower of London.
Indeed, ONLY reason London became big was because of a Dutchman taking the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. This invasion of England was/is called: Glorious Revolution.
People commenting need to *settle down* - this video is about history. *London has long been the leading capital for centuries* prior to many ever existing (ie. New York or Washington). And here’s the deal, London is still a major global financial centre with top banks and stock exchanges/markets, etc.; plus a global cultural centre.
Until the second half of the 20th century the ratio of foreign born residents to native white Britons in London was infinitesimally small. Despite attempts to rewrite history this will always remain a fact.
Depends what you mean by “native born”. You say “white”, but skin colour is fairly meaningless and isn’t a good way to distinguish between Dutch Anglo Saxons Vikings Briton Normans Jews Irish and all the other types of people mentioned. Even if you want to focus on skin colour there is evidence of at least some black people in Tudor times. And also appearances of black characters in Shakespeare’s plays.
@@sonicboove4865 I was replying to radiator-gb7pk. “native white Britons” there were probably very few native white Britons in Tudor times for example, having been replaced by Anglo Saxons, Vikings Normans etc
You missed one crucial point. Why is London where it is? I'll help you. Originally it was a ford. An easy place to cross the Thames. Everything else followed on from that.
I don’t think you know London , it’s a beautiful city, fantastic architecture and history with a plethora of culture. It’s not dangerous there is crime but it’s overblown in my experience it’s the people who come to London from within the UK are the most likely to be aggressive, immigrants from around the world tend to be more like Londoners - I have lived here for 60 years, other than playground scraps nothing bad has ever happened to me.
I Love the way White Folk's now refer to Africans in London during the Tudor and Elizabethan eras as Immigrants and not the descendants of Slaves Captured from Africa. I'm impressed in the way how you have completely disavowed yourselves of that collective guilt and erased the role played by England in Slavery from your History. Gotta love the British way of playing innocent and Whiter than White lol
London now is just a trashy place, to many people, you can barley walk around in peace, stressful, dirty, arrogant people, just a lost place trying hard to keep going!! Lived there and now i dislike it a lot !
Thats your opinion, but your visiting the outskirts of London, Which is where all the immigrants are, so it will be messy, visit the Central part of London, Like the canary wharf, City of London and Around Tottenham, they are so nice and Modern, it's not as trashy as the outer part of London
@olivernohn ah ok that changes everything. Maybe it's because you've gotten used to london that you start to notice the bad side of it and you get bored of the looks of London. I live in a resort seaside town In Devon, and it a tourist site but for me I've gotten bored of it and it looks quite depressing for me, so I kinda get your point now.
London has become a 3rd world country within a country!! The history and buildings alone should make it a fascinating place to go, but the people have ruined it… including that small mayor !! 👊🏽 💦
London is not the capital of the world. It was in 1900 but not anymore. New York, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Mexico City are all more dynamic, growing, and interesting
Speaking as a Londoner it's a crap hole and I'm glad I finally moved away. Good for a day out but that's it! |Honestly folks there are a lot more places in the UK I'd rather visit for a holiday.
@@Chebab-Chebab It's the very reason I don't watch TV. I can't stand wasting my time. For the sake of fifteen or sixteen dollars a month, it's worth the money.
@@mickapps3153 personally I don't think it's a good thing, our culture and heritage may suffer. However when we first moved to live in a rural location I was shocked by some people's attitudes to race though, so it cuts both ways to be fair.
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Can you do one on Liverpool please
you should apply if you think london still matters.
@@IIConspiracy2that be sick if he did
ONLY reason London became big was because of a Dutchman taking the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. This invasion of England was/is called: Glorious Revolution.
How what became x? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Its honestly so cool to see this editing style used in history channels. You can tell this man puts hours into his vids, Mad respect
Thank you!
@@this_is_historytruly this is my favorite history channel you make it’s interesting between the artwork maps and animations I really enjoy theses videos thank you
Filthy dump Londonistan now😢. The 🇬🇧, western civilization and my US 🇺🇸 are done.
I’m British and I absolutely hate London, but I’m also indescribably proud of London 😂
why hate
@@jasonhaven7170 too noisy, too busy and too much going on. Sensory overload 😊
It got invaded. It will soon lose everything it was.
@@infobeam1902 by ‘dA imMeRgRuNts”? 😂 Grow a brain lol
@@infidelcastro5129 Okay thought it was some braindead reason like "infobeam". But that is reasonable.
Love it or hate everyone should visit London at least once in their lifetime. It is truly one of a kind.
As a Kiwi who's been living in London for the last 8 years, this video was very informative. Some of the things that make you scratch your head, now make sense. Of course I won't be able to live here much longer because my rent went up 60%, but hey, that's because this place trades on its reputation rather than reality. One thing I have always appreciated, apart from the public transport, is all the public gardens. I've lived in far smaller cities that didn't cater to the needs of the people in this way and I really enjoy those elements. If it were actually possible to afford to live here as a young person, I might stay, but for now, like so many, it is time to move on.
Auckland ain't any cheaper!
@@pierrewilliams1533 ha! No way I'd go back to NZ right now. I love NZ, but giving landlords billions in tax breaks tells me everything I need to know about where NOT to live
Disgusting that so many young people can't afford to live in their own homeland. Wishing you the best wherever life takes you.@jezbrown5446
Why would you not live at home anyway??
@@dondamon4669 makes absolute sense, it's every 40 year old man's dream to move back in with their parents
As a Greek living my all life in Greece (Thessalonica), I haven't missed a single word of narration due to the pronunciation of the English language. Also, excellent presentation, with a lot of documentation. Jolly good sport.
You do know we English never say “Jolly good sport”? For some reason, mostly American movies portray present English people like those who lived in the 1900’s.
@@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming innit bruv head down to the pub for some fish and chippy chips and a pint ey?
@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming I am jolly agreeable to concur with your jolly amiable remark upon the jolly delightful topic of sport, provided only that you possess a jolly precise English pronunciation, akin to the jolly agreeable narrator of this jolly pleasing episode.
BTW, I'm a geezer born in the mid-20th century, so...
Hail from Thessalonica. Dispatch a missive unto me should you be in proximity for the purpose of imbibing a pint or two of ale.
@@iggo45You can speak casual English as this is not a formal situation it sounds like you are Charlie Chaplin or something
"Your energy and curiosity are contagious! Watching you explore makes me want to be more adventurous in my own travels."
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London shares the 'World Capital" title with New York City these days. Fun fact: they are the only two cities with Alpha ++ rankings, which means they are the two most integrated nodes in the world economy.
lol according to who? Alpha ++??
Tokyo was more impressive to me than New York.
@@sweetsweet4390 But that's like, just your opinion, man.
GAWC en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization_and_World_Cities_Research_Network
@@sweetsweet4390 yeah Tokyo is maybe bigger and more "exotic" and I also found it impressive, but this is about numbers, and Tokyo doesn't have the financial and cultural influence of New York.
@@sweetsweet4390Tokyo was less impressive than New York for me. New York is much more exciting and vibrant, Tokyo is a ghost town after 11 pm.
And New York is more important than Tokyo globally. That is the Truthahn.
I LOVE LONDON UK much love from south Texas USA!
Tky USA
This TH-cam was short but very informative. Thank you.
What an excellently put together account! Brilliant......
Loved this video! Thank you for putting together such a nice history video about London.❤
i used to live in the capital of the uk, now i live in the capital of the world. and i haven't moved.
Think youve got that backwards.
During british empire it was capital of the world now today it is capital of UK
@@pierzing.glint1sh76 The influence and global reach of London in finance, insurance, legal and business services is unmatched. It is No.2 only to California in AI with Google DeepMind/Isomorphic Labs, founded and still operated entirely in London, by London born Sir Demis Hassabis, recent winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry for his groundbreaking work on AlphaFold-2 & 3 and more recently AlphaProteo, both of which will accelerate medical advances at a pace never seen before in human history. London is also a leader, along with Cambridge in the BioSciences. The world renowned Francis Crick Centre for biomedical research is based in London (conveniently very close to Google DeepMind/Isomorphic Labs and named of course to honour Francis Crick, co-discoverer with Robert Watson of the double-helix structure of DNA, whilst working in the world renowned Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, England in 1953.
@@pierzing.glint1sh76 its still the most important city in the world, so its sota still the capital of the world
@@FallenAshes-MinecraftTH-camr for a few particular industries, yes.
@FallenAshes-MinecraftTH-camr but i suspect OP is trying to make a political point in that that now there are too many foreigners in London
This is a superb summary of the evolution of not only London but also England in general.
40% that’s insane
Who's the foreigner now?
Many of those will be European though.
@@vordmanThey're not European. Since Brexit we have had a massive influx of non Europeans.
Less than 38% of London is native British. This video was wrong.
One of the best videos about the greatest city in the world. I've watched & read a lot of content about London, this is one of the best. Respect to the creator.
The centre of London is effectively a nation within a nation, with its own mayor (not the Mayor of London), laws and police force.
Most cities have a level of autonomy
@@can72287 Most? A few others certainly do, such as Washington D.C and the Vatican.
He’s talking about the city of London cooperation. The Lord Mayor is elected by local businesses and not just its residents. It’s just a cooperation a little larger than a square mile with approx 100k residents.
The rest of London has a small degree of autonomy from the central government and is represented by the Mayor of London.
Lol it's EXACTLY a square mile with about 10 thousand residents
Lets us call it with a befitting name of "The Second Vatican" inclusive of secret frivolities!
26:30 from the screen to the ring to the pen to the king
When Big Ben was built ? Big Ben is the bell, not the Tower Clock building.
When was Ben the bell made?
@@Lamebred. 1859. But there has been more than one. It's been cracked a couple of times
Not starting an argument or meaning to sound 'better than thou' but you still have to build a bell so it's a correct statement.
Worked in construction and engineering for 13 years and learned that building something is just another way of saying you created or modified it ☺️
The bell in question is officially called the "Great Bell". Big Ben is a nickname for both the tower and the bell. Pedants who say "it's the bell, not the tower clock" building are wrong.
@@alanmichael5619 sorry, not right. Its called the Elizabeth Tower & the bell is Big Ben. East Ender here + Goggle.
Thank you for sharing the interesting history of London!!
You have made a much noise with this musique,
but I love this kind of history
Please can you repeat it but without musique 😭😭😭😭😭
Thanks for this video so interesting our London. X
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Nice documentary. You have a new subscriber here, from Norway. Have a nice weekend! 🙂
Exceptionally clear pronunciation and diction on the voiceover there.
Very interesting video, but the music is WAY too loud. At severeal instances the speaker is hardly understandable.
Muhammad is the second most popular name in the UK.
Now theres an indication on how London will change in the next 50 years.
Thanks!
London is an incredible city by far the world’s most diverse. Paris is for me the world’s most beautiful. Tokyo makes cities like London and New York City seem small in comparison yet so safe. There is no world capital city
No one thinks Paris is beautiful, not even the french
Fantastic history of my home town, what i consider my home. London’s Pride has been handed down to us .
Please make a video about Brazilian independence and the Brazilian empire...
😂😂😂😂😂😂 No!
@@szavvy2717 😢
Make it yourself. Creators aren't your personal toys.
@@oscarfeatherstone6688 you are my toy
@@LuizfTri99 Dream on baby.
Thank you! Very instructive> Bless!
What a great editing and spotless summary. You even made it enjoyable for someone like me who is not too keen on history related topics like that 🫢🤭😅. Bravo to you, if i could give two thumbs ups i would! 👏🏽
These should just be played in history classes because I learn more from these than the teachers
Do you pay more attention?
Nobody actually knows the exact population of London, as within the city, there are some who did not fill out the every 10 year census form and that there are masses amount of multiple occupancy flats and garden sheds with illegals. Over 40 percent is foreign born, but would predict over 60 percent foreign if including parents too.
Exactly as youd expect from a bustling city at the crossroads of the western world.
There is Europe, America and there is London.
They know from NHS records.
Little fact for those that don’t know.
In the UK London itself nearly has a larger population than Wales and Scotland combined.
Goes to show how much bigger the population in England is.
I know it might not be that large in population compared to other cities around the world, but it really is huge for the UK.
I bet traffic was quicker in 124! I’m looking at the jam on London Bridge out my window right now 😂
Wonderful film.🤩
Very nice work!
I especially appreciate the absence of AI voiceover! 👌🏻
London is really beautiful
Only the problem of the weather and its rainyness bothered me
Thank you for producing this video
The weather in London is a very minor problem imho. Cloudy more than rainy. Indeed, precipitation over the year is less than New York City and even more surprisingly, Rome.
Rome gets more rain per year than London!!!!
It does rain in other places you know!!!!
@@philliplloyd6977 Yes, apparently. I agree though it is surprising.
@Pod_in_cast you just got unlucky sometimes it can be sunny for months literally! But when it does rain it can be miserable as hell. I remember in 1999 I think it was it rained nearly everyday of the summer in 2003 nearly 4 months solid sunshine but 1999 was utterly miserable. Never seen it so bad since but still pretty grim at times.
12:36 whoops. This picture shows an early 12th Century London flying the Union Flag of the present United Kingdom. The correct flag would be the flag of England, the Cross of St George.
St Edmund born 841 and died 869/70, (King of East Anglia and ally of King Alfred of Wessex and his later heir andd first King of all England King Aethelstan), was England's patron saint in the 12th century, preceeding the adoption of St George, so should perhaps be the white dragon on a red field instead, but change to the St George flag for anything after 1350 when Edward III made him Patron saint of England and formed the Order of the Garter of St George.
I don't see it at that timestamp. But wouldn't it be the three lions on the red background instead of the cross of St. George? At least from the very end of the 12th century.
Nowadays those flags aren't welcome in London. HAMAS flag is more appropriate tbh but in all seriousness I see more Pally flags than UK/England flags here nowadays.
The two best things about London are the People and the Dynamic History.
This video has me thinking; *what were the world capitals* ? I can only think of four in all of history. Rome from about 50 BC to 320 AD, Constantinople from 320 to 1200. Then nowhere until 1740 when London was world capital for 200 years, succeeded by New York until the mid 1990s and then since then, nowhere can really claim the title.
Alexandria could be called the capital of the world for a couple of centuries during Hellenistic times. Also Venice was the epicenter from 11th to the 14th ce.
There may nor be a world capital right but there are cities that are capitals of a certain type of service; for example London is the economic capital of the world still and New York could be considered the cultural capital of the world and so on.
Despite their massive historical importance you could levy an argument against Rome and Constantinople due to the Americas and the Old World not having contact with one another. So you could halve that number.
NYC held the title from before the turn of the Century (even before it became clearly evident with WWI) and held it till September 11, 2001 and it seemed like London might win it back but clearly threw away that possibility with Brexit.
Baghdad in the dark and middle ages.
London are more like district rather than city, it reunited all city and town into one big city.
That is called the metropolitan area
We are talking about only London
@plamenneykov2512 the center of London have 8628 people, but entire London Metropolitan already have 9 million people.
@@hermitcrabband1208 The city of London has a separate mayor and government from the metropolitan area of London
Let the world have it, we should move our capital to a more British city and grant London independence. Other countries have often moved their capital from one city to another, Brazil being a recent example, and Indonesia is preparing to do the same.
That would be like giving the deed to your house to your 5 year old kid for safe keeping
@@pierzing.glint1sh76 Nah not if we wall it off. It's like keeping your 5 year old and his friends in a playpen then. Makes total sense.
@@simonh6371 We would have to wall it off, otherwise the rest of Britain would become the same as London.
Nah London should remain the capital of the uk but England needs its own seperate capital like Scotland perhaps somewhere around Birmingham, Sheffield, Derby or Nottingham in the centre of the country.
@@JimmyJr630 I think York should be the English capital. A beautiful ancient city within easy reach of a huge chunk of the population.
it's interesting to look at what name we call eras, i'd say we're in americana era. all the economies are integrated in their system. in a 1000 years who knows what historians will call it
Also in WW2 london made the first inter-computer transmission thanks to Alan Turing
Er.. no. There was no computer in london during WW2. Alan Turing worked at Bletchley Park, some 40 miles outside London. Thats where the computer was, and in the war they only had the one. So intercomputer transmission was not possible.
The World Series really represents the world because there is Freeman and Ohtani, while every country has a capital city.
There were settlements of native inhabitants of the area of London long before the arrival of the Romans, dating back to at least the Bronze Age (circa 1500 BCE). This was not insignificant, there was even a bridge to cross the Thames. (edited typo).
That's not the point of this video.
As long as the Anglosphere exists, London will have a high position of power in the world, even if Britain itself is a bit of a mess, like it is currently. Luckily for London, the Anglosphere is pretty solid and has some serious advantages, despite the naysayers.
London is an incredible city. Its probably the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world that also has as much power as it does.
I'm aware there are cities that are significantly older but compared to London they are little more than quaint little museum exhibits today.
@@pierzing.glint1sh76 Paris is a contender for London in many ways.
@@patrickhauser588 due to pervaisiveness of the english language paris doesnt come close in terms of power prestige education media etc but its a nice (ish ) place.
@@pierzing.glint1sh76 Paris is like a wannabe London.
@@ibrahimkuyumcu2649 I personally don't think that's true, but please, explain your point of view, in what ways is Paris a wannabe London?
You are supposed to use CE rather than AD.
Charles didn’t inherent the throne in 1645, it was 1625
17:46 This doesn't make sense. So the tide didn't turn? Or did you mean the people were initially royalist?
There is none so proud as an Englishman!
Worse still, he considers pride a superior virtue!
Having a sense of pride should be the goal of any good man.
@@wardosravin LOL. Yes, that's what I mean. ... and you say men (and women?) should be proud.
Whereas humility is a virtue, in my view, and self-effacement is a characteristic of saints.
Pride is usually first in a list of "The Seven Deadly Sins", and for good reason.
@@theon9575 If you are not proud of your work, or your family, you are not living a happy life.
Indeed, arrogance, ignorance and megalomania gonna sink this inb@ island B.T.
Fred Hoyle, in 50s science fiction, had experts from around the world meet in London to solve some astronomical threat to the planet.
Every time I see a picture of London with the hideous Walkie Talkie building, that revolting carbuncle on the face of such a beautiful and historic city, I want to weep.
Go up into the Walkie Talkie building and visit the Sky Gardens (free, although you need to pre-book) and you may change your mind. The sub-tropical fully enclosed gardens are delightful and the 360 degree views of London, as you can walk around all 4 sides of the building, are spectacular. You can also dine at a very good restaurant within the Sky Gardens and then enjoy a walk around the gardens afterwards. It really is a treat. Looking down directly onto the 1,000 year old Tower of London is a wonderful juxtaposition of the old and the new.
@@gdok6088 Looking at the Walkie Talkie from the Tower...in fact anywhere...is less than a visual treat. The building needn't be so ugly outside to achieve something beautiful inside and I'm not up for endorsing the building by adding to its visitor numbers. It has marred London and making the 'sky garden' free to try and placate public opinion about its hideousness will not transform it into something beautiful. I'd rather it was just another generic glass box, as beauty is too high a hope it seems, than the ugly splodge that it actually is. At least the Gherkin and the Shard have unique and elegant form, however the hideous Cheesegrater/s have detracted somewhat.
I'm disgusted at the planners, the architects and the commissioners.
I sincerely hope that being able to work from home will discourage any more building of super hideous offices like these and developers just might start focussing more on enhancing the city and not destroying it.
Every generation should have the opportunity to tell it's own architectural story for domestic and commercial building. I'm not against modern architecture or innovation. I do however believe it needs to be appropriate and sympathetic to its wider environment and historic context. It should add to and enhance the environment around it, not destroy and overwhelm it.
The Great Court at the British Museum, the Pyramids at the Louvre...both excellent examples of modern design and technical innovation to enhance the building and environment.
@@gdok6088 The subtropical gardens though could have easily been made outdoors based off the plants they used in there.
They won't be there for long .........
plz make the history of italy
Video about colonization of Belgium .
Shame our government doesn't care about the rest of the country and everything is London centric when it comes to funding.
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I feel you 😢 worst city in the word I'm ashamed to be English because of it 😢
Londoner here for the past 35 years. It's an exasperating place but utterly absorbing and magnificent. Like many on here, I often think it's being taken over by foreigners. But then I remind myself I'm half-French (from Normandy) and that it was a Norman, William the Conqueror who built the Tower of London.
Why is the role of the Frisians / northern Dutch and Dutch in general always written out of these histories of Britain?
Indeed, ONLY reason London became big was because of a Dutchman taking the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. This invasion of England was/is called: Glorious Revolution.
Moved away after over 50 years……feel like a stranger there now
Do one about Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
Why?
@21:55 ... no, the police never did solve the case of Jack the Ripper. Still haven't.
Ditto
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People commenting need to *settle down* - this video is about history. *London has long been the leading capital for centuries* prior to many ever existing (ie. New York or Washington). And here’s the deal, London is still a major global financial centre with top banks and stock exchanges/markets, etc.; plus a global cultural centre.
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Culture, what culture is there in London? It’s become a 3rd world country within a country!!
Until the second half of the 20th century the ratio of foreign born residents to native white Britons in London was infinitesimally small. Despite attempts to rewrite history this will always remain a fact.
Depends what you mean by “native born”. You say “white”, but skin colour is fairly meaningless and isn’t a good way to distinguish between Dutch Anglo Saxons Vikings Briton Normans Jews Irish and all the other types of people mentioned. Even if you want to focus on skin colour there is evidence of at least some black people in Tudor times. And also appearances of black characters in Shakespeare’s plays.
@@jonnyblameyThe original post didnt mention skin colour, you did.
@@sonicboove4865 I was replying to radiator-gb7pk. “native white Britons” there were probably very few native white Britons in Tudor times for example, having been replaced by Anglo Saxons, Vikings Normans etc
@@jonnyblameycolonizers.
@@jonnyblamey "infinitesimally small"as in almost completely irrelevant
This is the very reason so many Londoners have escaped for further lands. The British government has allowed too many people in.
"allowed"....Bless!
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It's not the world capital. The world has no capital. It is a network of interdependent nations with diverse cities each with distinct elements.
You missed one crucial point. Why is London where it is? I'll help you. Originally it was a ford. An easy place to cross the Thames. Everything else followed on from that.
London is the greatest city in the world, and one of the great cities of history
was* that would actually be New York
@@WillB-w9l No U
Thanks to colonialism .
@@greendragonspirit1646London didn't start with colonialism.
@lonalxaia colonialism ( looting and slavery )fuelled London's success.
Yeah but what have the Romans ever done for us?
London makes the modern world, only jealous people will disagree
Everyone agrees. We just hope our countries don't become like London. Modern World was an obvious mistake.
@@valdasdr8432 Stay in Eastern Europe
@@valdasdr8432 what does that means?
That’s a very strange closed statement. Doesn’t really foster debate. ‘Either agree with me, or you’re jealous and wrong’
@@Selucus1Nicator you're just jealous.
I don’t think you know London , it’s a beautiful city, fantastic architecture and history with a plethora of culture. It’s not dangerous there is crime but it’s overblown in my experience it’s the people who come to London from within the UK are the most likely to be aggressive, immigrants from around the world tend to be more like Londoners - I have lived here for 60 years, other than playground scraps nothing bad has ever happened to me.
This is a good video, but it would be a lot better without that faux 'epic' music incessantly going on in the background!
get on with it
I Love the way White Folk's now refer to Africans in London during the Tudor and Elizabethan eras as Immigrants and not the descendants of Slaves Captured from Africa. I'm impressed in the way how you have completely disavowed yourselves of that collective guilt and erased the role played by England in Slavery from your History. Gotta love the British way of playing innocent and Whiter than White lol
Loves London my favorite country lots of my relatives lives there
And then we did nothing for 50 years
Poor Londinium. Formerly great.
London now is just a trashy place, to many people, you can barley walk around in peace, stressful, dirty, arrogant people, just a lost place trying hard to keep going!! Lived there and now i dislike it a lot !
Thats your opinion, but your visiting the outskirts of London, Which is where all the immigrants are, so it will be messy, visit the Central part of London, Like the canary wharf, City of London and Around Tottenham, they are so nice and Modern, it's not as trashy as the outer part of London
@ just to inform you that i lived in a luxurious apartment front London eye and Parlament !!!
@olivernohn ah ok that changes everything. Maybe it's because you've gotten used to london that you start to notice the bad side of it and you get bored of the looks of London. I live in a resort seaside town In Devon, and it a tourist site but for me I've gotten bored of it and it looks quite depressing for me, so I kinda get your point now.
London has become a 3rd world country within a country!! The history and buildings alone should make it a fascinating place to go, but the people have ruined it… including that small mayor !! 👊🏽 💦
London WAS a capital city of the world. Now it's just an expensive city in what resembles more of a 3rd world country.
London equals New Rome?
London is now a shadow of her former glory
I can date my family back to 820, just wondering bcos you said 830's my family name comess from one who Sat under the crabapple tree.
Must be one of the only capital cities that’s technically not even a city
It's horrendous.
Is this video 6 years old?
This history is real for British people. Not yet isn't like that world wide lol
Capital of the UK, until that falls apart.
London is not the capital of the world. It was in 1900 but not anymore. New York, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Mexico City are all more dynamic, growing, and interesting
Speaking as a Londoner it's a crap hole and I'm glad I finally moved away. Good for a day out but that's it! |Honestly folks there are a lot more places in the UK I'd rather visit for a holiday.
So far you have told us nothing we didn't learn in primary school and now you're drowning us in adverts. WELL DONE. YOU just lost me.
I got 3 adverts. For an almost 27 minute video, that's only 1 every nine minutes. For the quality of the production, that's not bad at all.
@@Chebab-Chebab I pay for no ads.
@@toni4729 Well done. I don't.
@@Chebab-Chebab It's the very reason I don't watch TV. I can't stand wasting my time. For the sake of fifteen or sixteen dollars a month, it's worth the money.
@@toni4729 I don't watch TV either. It costs me nothing to not watch TV.
Surely not 40% though?
It is and a large portion of that is illegal. Legal immigrants though are a good thing.
Yes, 40% is correct.
@@stevo728822 surely that's much higher than in any other part of history?
Only 40%, nearer 60 I suspect
@@mickapps3153 personally I don't think it's a good thing, our culture and heritage may suffer. However when we first moved to live in a rural location I was shocked by some people's attitudes to race though, so it cuts both ways to be fair.
I didn't know London was the capital of world. 😮
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I didn’t know London was capital of the world 😂