The City of London Police Introduction The City of London is the world’s leading business and financial centre. Over 450 international banks are sited here. The City of London is the recognised world centre for the insurance industry and home to the headquarters of countless international corporations. More than 300‚000 people travel to work in the Square Mile every day‚ generating tens of billions of pounds for the UK economy. Many major global companies have their headquarters in the City
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In the aftermath of the Bubonic plague‚ which had decimated the population and ruined the living conditions‚ the Great Fire of London struck the medieval city at the end of a dry summer in 1666. The fire started as an innocent blaze in a bakery‚ but due to lack of immediate response‚ turned into a giant inferno that raged for 3 days and ravaged London (Tinniswood 42). Despite the suspicions of the paranoid city dwellers‚ the official statement issued by the Parliament on the cause of the Fire was
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“The Principles of Biology.” 2. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? Socialism is the stage between the age of capitalism and communism‚ but many Americans saw it as the cure to economic‚ social‚ and political problems. London was attracted to it because it related to individualism and he had a deep concern for the social welfare of others. 3. What is social Darwinism? What were its origins and how did London interpret this philosophy? Social Darwinism was a socialogical
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of four parallel London’s – Grey London‚ Red London‚ White London and Black London. Grey‚ Red‚ and White all have a fixed point‚ they all feature a tavern in the same exact spot – The Stone’s Thrown in Grey London‚ The Setting Sun in Red London and The Scorched Bone in White. In order to travel through the different London’s‚ you must travel in order. So‚ if you want to travel to White London‚ you must first travel to Red London and create a door to White London. Although all the cities may be
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London at a Glance London‚ arranged on the River Thames in South-East England is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom‚ and is the biggest city in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. The city has a populace of 8 million yet the metropolitan range is evaluated to have around 14 million occupants. London is truly an immense city yet its guests generally stay restricted to the focal London which is home to most vacation spots and locales of hobby. Guests of London unquestionably
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The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London‚ from Sunday‚ 2 September to Wednesday‚ 5 September 1666.[1] The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall. It threatened‚ but did not reach‚ the aristocratic district of Westminster‚ Charles II’s Palace of Whitehall‚ and most of the suburban slums.[2] It consumed 13‚200 houses‚ 87 parish churches‚ St. Paul’s Cathedral‚ and most of the buildings of the
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The Devastation of London in 1666 Have you ever wondered why cities install ordinances that citizens must follow? The Great Fire of London is an example of a devastating event that caused the city of London to regroup and reconstruct the lives of many people. In the year of 1666 London had gone through a ten-month drought‚ which made everything very dry and brittle. Many people thought this was the “perfect fire.” However it was nowhere close to a perfect fire‚ it was more of a horrific fire to
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London Heathrow Airport. London’s Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest airports. It is used by over 90 airlines flying to 170 destinations worldwide. The airport has five passenger terminals and a cargo terminal. In the 1950s‚ Heathrow had six runways‚ now it has just two parallel runways running east-west. Heathrow has witnessed strong growth over recent decades‚ currently handling 68 million passengers and 477‚000 flights a year compared to around 48 million passengers and 427‚000 flights
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also became suburbs of London. Furthermore in the early 20th century London County Council began to build estates of council houses on the edge of the city. In 1903 the first ones were built at Tooting. Later estates were built at Norbury‚ Tottenham‚ Roehampton‚ at Downham near Catford and at Becontree. Other estates were built at Watling and Morden. Despite these new council house estates 75% of houses built in London between 1919 and 1939 were private. The population of London rose from 6 million
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John Griffith “Jack” London was born on January 12‚ 1876 in San Francisco‚ CA. Although London originally had the surname Griffith‚ when his mother married John London later in 1876‚ the couple had the infant’s name changed to London. London worked many different‚ unique jobs in his youth. His occupations ranged from pirating for oysters on San Francisco Bay to running for mayor of San Francisco on the socialist ticket. London became an author to escape the drudgery of a potential life as factory
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