London is the largest city and the capital of England.
More than 300 languages are spoken in London.
Including rent, the cost of living in London is cheaper than in most other cities.
There are about 30,000 shops in London. Europe's largest bookstore is also located in London.
Around 25 million people visited London in 1998 — Over 13.5 million of them were from outside the UK.
Every fourth Londoner is from an ethnic minority groups.

1780-1820: George III is king of England.
1799: United Irishmen rebelled on behalf of Irish autonomy. However, they were defeated at Vinegar Hill.
1801: Ireland is unified with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom.
1793-1815: The Napoleonic Wars with France occupied much of England's attention. The fighting was sporadic, punctuated by English naval victories at the Battle of the Nile (1798) and Trafalgar (1805).They eventually brought Napoleon at bay at Waterloo, near Brussels, Belgium.
1815: The end of the Napoleonic Wars brought economic disaster and depression.  The Corn Law of 1815 drove up prices of grain. Many wanted social reform.
1819: At Peterloo, near Manchester, protests were controlled by armed force, resulting in many deaths and hundreds of  injuries. The "Peterloo Massacre" caused the repressive Six Acts, aimed at extinguishing dissent.