Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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.
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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 bit.ly/3EzVl2r
Busiest airspaces bit.ly/3O8IgjC
Great Fire of 1666 bit.ly/3V03OBm
Battle of Trafalgar bit.ly/3O5RnSh
History of London, England bit.ly/3hEkC2h
The first super-sewer bit.ly/3EA2L5G
Pioneering techniques of ground engineering bit.ly/3XhBMTZ
Greenbelt threats map londongreenbeltcouncil.org.uk/threats-map
Largest foreign-born populations bit.ly/3X5Rl0U
Brexit bit.ly/3hLUNNK
2022 Heatwave and fires bit.ly/3EA3DY0
Thames barrier bit.ly/3EuFdhx
Running out of water by 2050 bit.ly/3THSWXA
Thames water reservoir bit.ly/3X5RSzW
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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.
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:
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 bit.ly/3EzVl2r
Busiest airspaces bit.ly/3O8IgjC
Great Fire of 1666 bit.ly/3V03OBm
Battle of Trafalgar bit.ly/3O5RnSh
History of London, England bit.ly/3hEkC2h
The first super-sewer bit.ly/3EA2L5G
Pioneering techniques of ground engineering bit.ly/3XhBMTZ
Greenbelt threats map londongreenbeltcouncil.org.uk/threats-map
Largest foreign-born populations bit.ly/3X5Rl0U
Brexit bit.ly/3hLUNNK
2022 Heatwave and fires bit.ly/3EA3DY0
Thames barrier bit.ly/3EuFdhx
Running out of water by 2050 bit.ly/3THSWXA
Thames water reservoir bit.ly/3X5RSzW
Megacity Episodes:
Buenos Aires: youtu.be/fOQrkk0E-TA
Jakarta, Indonesia's MEGACITY - World's Second Largest City
Los Angeles, California's Megacity:
youtube.com/watch?v=QropkR9iasY
AFRICA'S MEGACITY: Kinshasa, DRC (CONGO)
youtu.be/bgljcixHvAU
Megacities of the World (Season 1 - Complete) youtube.com/watch?v=0ULzxD3w_c8
TOKYO: Earth's Model MEGACITY youtube.com/watch?v=-SL9KRvzVmo
PARIS: Europe's MEGACITY youtube.com/watch?v=bdObzSwVAw4
SAO PAULO: South America's MEGACITY youtube.com/watch?v=sNEeY_gXFBc
DHAKA: Fastest Growing MEGACITY youtube.com/watch?v=vKGITvyWMH0
CAIRO: Middle East youtube.com/watch?v=0tKphKvodLQ
DELHI: India's Capital youtube.com/watch?v=OUPTGDrXDy4
SHANGHAI: China's Largest MEGACITY youtube.com/watch?v=N6XZekbQ0SE
MEXICO CITY: Largest MEGACITY in the Americas youtu.be/8dEKLuZXrUc
Megacities of the World (Season 2 Complete)
youtube.com/watch?v=wb6w1rDa2jc
Obama Makes Baby Stop Crying youtube.com/watch?v=uqhzWlqN3uc
President Obama's Anger Translator at White House Correspondent's Dinner youtube.com/watch?v=G6NfRMv-4OY
Greatest Recorded Speeches in American History (1933-2008) youtube.com/watch?v=vnVwvPpdFeY
Bill Nye Destroys Noah's Ark youtube.com/watch?v=F4OhXQTMOEc
President Obama Walks The Streets of Washington youtube.com/watch?v=nEEtBVPiI44
Trump Destroyed by Comedian Hasan Minhaj at 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner youtube.com/watch?v=DHLRj1LaPiQ
Seth Rogen Testifies Before Congress youtube.com/watch?v=hvdbHSGWAgs
President Obama's Anger Translator: Behind The Scenes 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.
