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30 Cards in this Set
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604
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St. Paul's Cathedral Founded
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886
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Reoccupation of City of London
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1014
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Viking attack on London
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1123
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St. Bart's Founded
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1209
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London Bridge built in stone
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1290
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Expulsion of Jews
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1349
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Black Death
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1381
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Peasant revolt againt pole taxes
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1476
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Caxton's printing press
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1665
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Great Plague
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1666
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Great Fire
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1685
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Revocation of Edict of Nantes
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1694
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Bank of England Founded
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1750
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Westminster Bridge Built
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1756
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London's First bypass - New Road
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1780
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Gordon Riots - Largest civil disturbance in London
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1829
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Metropolitan police force founded, first bus services
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1851
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Great Exhibition
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1863
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First Underground
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1866
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Last Cholera outbreak
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1889
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Inauguration of L.C.C.
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1940-1
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Blitz of London
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1944-5
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V-Bomb Blitz
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1951
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Festival of London on South Bank
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1965
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Abolition of L.C.C., creation of G.L.C.
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1986
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G.L.C. abolished, no central government
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2000
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Millennium - Bridge, Dome, Eye
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2005
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7/7 Bombings
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2007
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Opening of Eurostar, Stratford Station
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2012
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Summer Olympic Games
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