The Story of London, Britain’s Megacity

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London is the capital of the United Kingdom and was the world’s largest city until 1925. Once the center of the massive British Empire, it is now a mature, well-planned metropolis with a population of 13.7 million. Subscribe for regular episodes: https://www.youtube.com/TheDailyConversation/ Chapters: 0:00 Episode teaser 1:01 Roman Londinium 1:38 Westminster Abbey and Palace 2:07 City of London fly-in 2:23 Royal Exchange 2:47 Tower of London 3:10 Great London Fire of 1666 4:33 World-Class creative culture of the 1600s 4:53 Coffee Houses: hot bed's of innovation 5:19 The Royal Society 5:34 Lloyd's of London and the world's first great capitalist economy 6:10 British Empire 6:32 Trafalgar 6:59 Largest City in the World 7:16 Cleaning up London with a modern sewer system 7:44 Building the Underground 8:18 Suburban sprawl into the countryside 8:55 Greenbelt 9:25 The Blitz and rebuilding London 10:04 A city of immigrants 11:05 Brexit 11:45 Heatwaves and climate change 12:05 Thames Barrier and sea level rise 12:35 Coming water shortages? 13:30 A bright future Key sources and videos used: Metropolis: A History of the City https://bit.ly/3EzVl2r Busiest airspaces https://bit.ly/3O8IgjC Great Fire of 1666 https://bit.ly/3V03OBm Battle of Trafalgar https://bit.ly/3O5RnSh History of London, England https://bit.ly/3hEkC2h The first super-sewer https://bit.ly/3EA2L5G Pioneering techniques of ground engineering https://bit.ly/3XhBMTZ Greenbelt threats map https://londongreenbeltcouncil.org.uk/threats-map/ Largest foreign-born populations https://bit.ly/3X5Rl0U Brexit https://bit.ly/3hLUNNK 2022 Heatwave and fires https://bit.ly/3EA3DY0 Thames barrier https://bit.ly/3EuFdhx Running out of water by 2050 https://bit.ly/3THSWXA Thames water reservoir https://bit.ly/3X5RSzW Megacity Episodes: Buenos Aires: https://youtu.be/fOQrkk0E-TA Jakarta, Indonesia's MEGACITY - World's Second Largest City Los Angeles, California's Megacity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QropkR9iasY AFRICA'S MEGACITY: Kinshasa, DRC (CONGO) https://youtu.be/bgljcixHvAU Megacities of the World (Season 1 - Complete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULzxD3w_c8 TOKYO: Earth's Model MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SL9KRvzVmo PARIS: Europe's MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdObzSwVAw4 SAO PAULO: South America's MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNEeY_gXFBc DHAKA: Fastest Growing MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKGITvyWMH0 CAIRO: Middle East https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tKphKvodLQ DELHI: India's Capital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUPTGDrXDy4 SHANGHAI: China's Largest MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6XZekbQ0SE MEXICO CITY: Largest MEGACITY in the Americas https://youtu.be/8dEKLuZXrUc Megacities of the World (Season 2 Complete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb6w1rDa2jc Obama Makes Baby Stop Crying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhzWlqN3uc President Obama's Anger Translator at White House Correspondent's Dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6NfRMv-4OY Greatest Recorded Speeches in American History (1933-2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnVwvPpdFeY Bill Nye Destroys Noah's Ark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4OhXQTMOEc President Obama Walks The Streets of Washington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEEtBVPiI44 Trump Destroyed by Comedian Hasan Minhaj at 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHLRj1LaPiQ Seth Rogen Testifies Before Congress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdbHSGWAgs President Obama's Anger Translator: Behind The Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xThj8BJIjUg UK Funeral Concert Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham Spurs Liverpool Manchester queen adele beatles elton john ed sheerhan world cup Houses of Parliament world-famous Buckingham Palace In this London video, I show you why London, England is the empire capital. Let me know what you think in the comments below! London, England's MEGACITY: The Empire Capital London, UK is the capital of the United Kingdom and one of the world's major cities. Renowned for its arts and culture, lively nightlife, and world-renowned universities.