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The
Romans first invaded Britain in 55/54 BC under Julius Caesar. It was
finally conquered in 43 AD when the Romans decided to crush the
co-operation between the Celts and the fierce anti-Roman tribes in France.
The Romans built a bridge close to the current London Bridge and
established a military garrison at the port of Londinium. |
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False!
Despite the bow and arrow, it's not the god of love but the Angel of
Christian Charity erected to commemorate the Earl of Shaftesbury who
campaigned successfully against child labour. |
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3. |
Bobby
is one of the nicknames for a policeman. |
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4. |
Prince
Albert was the much loved German consort of Queen Victoria. When he died
in 1861, the Queen dressed in black for the remaining 40 years of her
life. He was energetic, intelligent and sophisticated. The Albert
Memorial. Albert Hall and Victoria & Albert Museum are all named after
him. He is also the only famous 'Albert' in England's history. Though many
people may not realise it, Albert Square in the famous TV London soap
opera, EastEnders owes its
name to him. It was also a very popular
Christian name after his death, but much less so today. |
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5. |
Here
are five: Hyde Park, St James' Park, Regents Park, Kensington Gardens
(Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are separated by the Ring Road from
Bayswater Road to Kensington Road) and Green Park. |
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6. |
St
Paul's Cathedral. Work started after the Great Fire of 1666 and finished
in 1697. |
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7. |
It was
begun in the reign of William I in 1086 to dominate London and it is the
best preserved early Middle Age castle in Britain. Besides serving as a
castle, royal residence, mint, armoury, prison, place of execution by
beheading and keeper of the Crown Jewels it has also been a Royal Zoo.
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8. |
Though
22 million people traverse Leicester Square each year, undoubtedly
Trafalgar Square is London's most famous square. It commemorates Britain's
great naval hero, Nelson and his victory over Napoleon's navy in 1805. The
lions at the base of the column were made from guns captured from the
French armies in the Napoleonic wars. |
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9. |
Madame
Tussaud came to England in 1802 to escape the fate of her uncle who was
beheaded during the French Revolution. She brought with her wax heads of
recently guillotined French aristocracy and found that commercial profit
could be made from their misfortune. |
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10. |
Westminster Abbey has been called the mausoleum of
Britain's great and good. Over 3,000 bodies are buried there in cluttered
juxtaposition. |
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11. |
At the
battle of Waterloo in 1815, General Blücher, the Prussian Commander in
Chief, arrived just in time to aid General Wellington. Together they
defeated Napoleon and his dream of conquering Europe. Wellington is buried
in the Crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. |
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12. |
Canary
Wharf on the Isle of Dogs. |
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13. |
Eton
College. |
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14. |
City
of London. |
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15. |
The
Monument was designed by Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate the Great
Fire of 1666. It stands 62m high and if laid eastwards on the ground it
would touch the bakery where the fire started. There are 311 steps to the
top. |
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16. |
Frederick George Handel (1685-1759), German composer,
made his home in London, from where he composed The Messiah. |
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17. |
Over
150 languages are spoken in London. |
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18. |
Harrods in Knightsbridge. |
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19. |
His
son, Dodi, was her boyfriend when they died together in a car crash in a
Paris tunnel in 1997. |
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20. |
Round
Pond in Kensington Gardens. |
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21. |
The
West End. |
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22. |
The
Imperial War Museum. |
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23. |
Pelicans have been known to eat them. |
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24. |
Karl
Marx is buried in Highgate Cemetery. |
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25. |
Golden
Hinde near London Bridge - it is part of the South Bank Walk. |
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26. |
The
London authorities tired of repainting the lion's 'undercarriage' after
repeated vandalism by medical students from St Thomas Hospital. The
offending parts were removed to resolve the problem. |
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27. |
The
Tate Modern in the old Bankside Power Station, houses one of the world's
great collections of modern art. |
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28. |
To see
the best of London's skyline. Click South Bank Walk in London Attractions.
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29. |
The No
11 bus, which travels through central London. |
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30. |
On top
of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. One day in 1842 when the column
was almost complete, the stonemasons celebrated their achievement by
having a picnic on the plinth before the statue was erected. |
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31. |
It is
believed that the Monarchy will fall if the ravens left the Tower of
London. Their wings are clipped to prevent them flying away. |
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32. |
Definitely not. Cleopatra had committed suicide
before the column was brought to Alexandra from Helipolis. When it was
erected in 1878, various objects were buried beneath it including pictures
of the country's twelve prettiest women. |
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All in
Hyde Park. |
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34. |
Covent
Garden. |
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35. |
The
American director and actor, Sam Wanamaker, campaigned for many years to
rebuild the Globe, a medieval theatre that was popular in Shakespeare's
time. |
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36. |
The
Tower of London. |
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