London is the capital of the United Kingdom and was the world’s largest city until 1925. Once the center of the massive British Empire, it is now a mature, well-planned metropolis with a population of 13.7 million.

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Chapters:
0:00 Episode teaser
1:01 Roman Londinium
1:38 Westminster Abbey and Palace
2:07 City of London fly-in
2:23 Royal Exchange
2:47 Tower of London
3:10 Great London Fire of 1666
4:33 World-Class creative culture of the 1600s
4:53 Coffee Houses: hot bed's of innovation
5:19 The Royal Society
5:34 Lloyd's of London and the world's first great capitalist economy
6:10 British Empire
6:32 Trafalgar
6:59 Largest City in the World
7:16 Cleaning up London with a modern sewer system
7:44 Building the Underground
8:18 Suburban sprawl into the countryside
8:55 Greenbelt
9:25 The Blitz and rebuilding London
10:04 A city of immigrants
11:05 Brexit
11:45 Heatwaves and climate change
12:05 Thames Barrier and sea level rise
12:35 Coming water shortages?
13:30 A bright future

Key sources and videos used:
Metropolis: A History of the City https://bit.ly/3EzVl2r
Busiest airspaces https://bit.ly/3O8IgjC
Great Fire of 1666 https://bit.ly/3V03OBm
Battle of Trafalgar https://bit.ly/3O5RnSh
History of London, England https://bit.ly/3hEkC2h
The first super-sewer https://bit.ly/3EA2L5G
Pioneering techniques of ground engineering https://bit.ly/3XhBMTZ
Greenbelt threats map https://londongreenbeltcouncil.org.uk...
Largest foreign-born populations https://bit.ly/3X5Rl0U
Brexit https://bit.ly/3hLUNNK
2022 Heatwave and fires https://bit.ly/3EA3DY0
Thames barrier https://bit.ly/3EuFdhx
Running out of water by 2050 https://bit.ly/3THSWXA
Thames water reservoir https://bit.ly/3X5RSzW

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In this London video, I show you why London, England is the empire capital. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

London, England's MEGACITY: The Empire Capital

London, UK is the capital of the United Kingdom and one of the world's major cities. Renowned for its arts and culture, lively nightlife, and world-renowned universities.