Well, sort of. And specifically, that’s Greenwich. This historic area is where you’ll find the Royal Observatory. This defines 0° longitude (i.e., the Prime Meridian) a… See more

It may be rough-around-the-edges, lack air-con and cell phone signal, but the London Underground is a pioneer of traveling by train under the ground. In January 1863, a line betwee… See more

You know already that London was primarily developed by the Romans. That was our first fact about London. But while they called the city “Londinium,” you have to wonder … See more

There were a lot of diseases going around London at the time – and we’re talking worse than flu. Between 1665 and 1666, the Great Plague– a nasty case of bubonic plague – kil… See more