A brief History of London
...l of England. -1348-50: plague -1381: the Peasants' Revolt -1533-1603: the reign of Elizabeth I The 17th century witnessed a series of disasters which temporarily halted the expansion of the capital: -1642-46: the Civil War -1665: another plague -1666: the Great Fire of London -1666: the birth of a new city almost entirely designed by Christopher Wren, a famous architect Victorian Times -1837-01: Queen Victoria's reign London became the world's leading financial centre and a huge industrial city. A city of contrasts: wealth and poverty cohabitating were gradually being reduced. A prosperous era began. Modern times -1914-18: disaster of World War I -1929-34: the Great Depression -1939-1945: the capital suffered heavy bomb damage -1948: the Olympic Games -1951: the Festival of Britain -during the 1980s and 1990s: the huge dockland area was redeveloped -1990...