Short overview of London
The Danes invaded London
in 842 and again in 851, burning most of the town. Then in 878, the Danes were defeated by King
Alfred the Great and they split the country between them. On the 25th of December, 1006, William
was crowned King of England, after winning the Battle oh Hastings. In 1349 the Black Death killed
thousands of citizens. During the reign of Elizabeth I, the map of London was published. In plagues
(in 1603; 16641665) thousands of people died. In 1642 civil war began between the king and
parliament. In 1666 came the great fire of London. About 13,200 houses had been destroyed and 70
80,000 people had been made homeless. To prevent such a disaster happening again the king
commanded that all new houses in London should be of stone and brick not wood. In 1834 Parliament
was destroyed by fire
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