03/08/2017 · Fast-forward to the 8th century and Alfred the Great took over the dilapidated, formerly Roman town and anglicized the name to Lundenburh, which eventually got shortened to London. Although London would have looked vastly different and a lot smaller back then, this name referred only to what we now call the City of London – the original square mile of walled …

However the one thing that is known for certain about the origin of the name London is that it came from the Roman name of the town Londinium. Therefore any explanation of London must account for the suffix ium .

London is an ancient name, already attested in the first century AD, usually in the Latinised form Londinium; for example, handwritten Roman tablets recovered in the city originating from AD 65/70–80 include the word Londinio ('in London').. Over the years, the name has attracted many mythicising explanations. The earliest attested appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia …

What was the original name of the London skyscraper now known as The Shard? The Shard is a 95-storey skyscraper that forms part of the Shard Quarter development in Southwark, London. Given its height of 309.6 metres (1,016 ft), the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, and the sixth-tallest building in Europe.

University College London (UCL) was founded under the name “London University” (but without recognition by the state) in 1826 as a secular alternative to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which limited their degrees to members of the established Church of England. Established: 1836; 185 years ago.

Prison. As the most secure castle in the land, the Tower guarded royal possessions and even the royal family in times of war and rebellion. But for 500 years monarchs also used the Tower as a surprisingly luxurious palace. Throughout history, the Tower has …

What was the original name of the University of London? In 1836, London University was incorporated by royal charter under the name University College, London. On the same day, the University of London was created by royal charter as a degree-awarding examining board for students from affiliated schools and colleges, with University College and King's College,...

The monument records the names of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, alongside those of the Privy Councillors who conducted their interrogation. Underneath there is a quote from the Old Testament in Hebrew and repeated in Latin below.