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This article covers the history of London from the Norman conquest of England in 1066 to the death of Richard III in 1485. During this period, London became the capital of England, as monarchs held Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, beginning in 1265 and increasing over the 14th century.
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London in the Middle Ages. Birth and development of London as a city and a capital. In some ways the medieval history of London can be said to have begun on Christmas Day, 1066, when William the Conqueror was crowned king of England in a ceremony at the newly finished Westminster Abbey.
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The west side of London in the Middle Ages, looking north. The vast St. Paul’s Cathedral dominates everything around. The city is surrounded by the wall, built on its Roman foundations. On the left the River Fleet flows south to where it meets the Thames. On the riverside in the bottom right is Queenhithe dock. On the centre right runs ...
2 juil. 2021 · London in the Middle Ages. By Tim Lambert. Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) built a wooden palace at Westminster. Later Parliament met here. Because of this Westminster became the seat of government not the city of London itself. Edward also built Westminster Abbey, which was consecrated a few weeks before his death.
21 nov. 2016 · As London grew in industry and population during the Middle Ages, the river became increasingly choked and polluted. Despite attempts to fix this, the canal-cum-open-sewer became an...
Early history. Roman London (47–410 AD) Anglo-Saxon London (5th century – 1066) Norman and Medieval London (1066 – late 15th century) Modern history. Tudor London (1485–1604) Stuart London (1603–1714) Great Fire of London (1666) 18th century. 19th century. 20th century. 1900 to 1939. In World War II. 1945–2000. 21st century. Population.
St Thomas’s Tower, the Wakefield Tower and the Lanthorn Tower at the Tower of London are today known collectively as 'the Medieval Palace'. Fit for a king. The Medieval Palace once lay at the heart of what was formerly the residential area of the Tower. These were richly decorated and comfortable lodgings, grand enough for any medieval monarch.
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