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\*Includes pictures \*Profiles Londinium's history, culture, buildings, and religious practices \*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading \*Includes a table of contents The famous conqueror from the European continent came ashore with thousands of men, ready to set up a new kingdom in England. The Britons had resisted the amphibious invasion from the moment his forces landed, but he was able to push forward. In a large winter battle, the Britons’ large army attacked the invaders but was eventually routed, and the conqueror was able to set up a new kingdom. Over 1,100 years before William the Conqueror became the King of England after the Battle of Hastings, Julius Caesar came, saw, and conquered part of “Britannia,” setting up a Roman province with a puppet king in 54 B.C. In the new province, the Romans eventually constructed a military outpost overlooking a bridge across the River Thames. The new outpost was named Londinium, and it covered just over two dozen acres. For most of the past 1,000 years, London has been the most dominant city in the world, ruling over so much land that it was said the Sun never set on the British Empire. With the possible exce

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Author

Charles River Editors

Publisher

Kyle Cathie Ltd., London

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780333671535

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Travel, History, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14