Name: The History of London
Author: Sir Walter Besant
ISBN: 978-1467964463

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The History of London

By Walter Besant 15 Sep, 2020

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In the year 1108 B.C., Brutus, a descendant of ฦneas, who was the son of Venus, came to England with his companions, after the taking of Troy, and founded the City of Troynovant, which is now called London. After a thousand years, during which the ... Read more

In the year 1108 B.C., Brutus, a descendant of ฦneas, who was the son of Venus, came to England with his companions, after the taking of Troy, and founded the City of Troynovant, which is now called London. After a thousand years, during which the City grew and flourished exceedingly, one Lud became its king. He built walls and towers, and, among other things, the famous gate whose name still survives in the street called Ludgate. King Lud was succeeded by his brother Cassivelaunus, in whose time happened the invasion of the Romans under Julius Cๆsar. Troynovant, or London, then became a Roman city. It was newly fortified by Helena, mother of Constantine the Great.' Less

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