London: The Empire MEGACITY

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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...
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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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.

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@benba8342 Жыл бұрын

Every return of the Megacities puts a smile on my face.

@BuckledFrame2187 Жыл бұрын

London isn't a Megacity. It has an population of 9.5 million people so it is just a city. The guy got it wrong he counted all places in Greater London which has a population of 4 million

@musabaksakal9589 Жыл бұрын

I live in London, one of the few that can literally say he's 10-15 minutes walking distance from the Buckingham Palace. Live in Victoria, Westminster, and can say that it has been the most unique and wonderful living experiences of my life. I've been all over globally, but no place have I ever felt, more connected, than in London. The only rub here is the subsequent affects from Brexit, COVID and the war in Europe, that is affecting all of us in London with the cost of living, lack of infrastructure, staff and supply issues.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience, Musab. Wow, 15 minute walk to Buckingham means you're right down in it! Hang in there this winter my friend ;)

@theoadelaidabondocabe7261 Жыл бұрын

I am planning to visit London in the near future 2025.Thanks you so much for this remarkable video about the United Kingdom’s capital city in 2022❤❤❤

@brymstoner Жыл бұрын

really nicely paced and detailed video! and you squeezed it all into less than 15 minutes. impressive.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate that! Tehran tomorrow.

@brymstoner Жыл бұрын

@@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel credit where it's due! and nice, i'll look out for it.

@ENGBriseB Жыл бұрын

Capital of capitals. And i forgot a well done short video of London and it's amazing history over the years.

@Dandin-v2e Жыл бұрын

I lived in London for over 10 years and visited and lived in most well-known cities including new York, Sydney, Paris l can assure you that there is not a better city. it's the most exciting place on earth vibrant ,fashion, night-life,cosmopolitan ,a real city as they say if you tired of London you're tired of life!

@Seb_Snufflepuss Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@carinamurillo2150 Жыл бұрын

As a Londoner myself, I've never heard such praise 😂👍🏼

@Dandin-v2e Жыл бұрын

@@carinamurillo2150 well that's a compliment then ! and enjoy signal failures of london tube while I'm soaking the sun on the gold coast Australia 😁

@syedraihan1990 Жыл бұрын

Completely support your views as I had same experience like you, had lived London over 8 years🤩💥

@JORGE-in7uq Жыл бұрын

Seems u have never been to TOKYO 😮‍💨😮‍💨🔥🔥

@LondonEmergency999 Жыл бұрын

I've lived in London all my life, and as a teenager I love the freedom the amazing transport links provide. I can go anywhere in the city in an hour, at any time of the day. There's so much to see and do, so much to look at. You can tell how the city has been built up over hundreds of years; it just feels so organic, a feeling that no US city could match. I am lucky to live here.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's amazing to realize (and see and feel) how young all of our cities are on this side of the pond!

@Bobbo123 Жыл бұрын

London is a sh*thole and the worst place in England to live in.

@LondonEmergency999 Жыл бұрын

@@Bobbo123 True. I love hate it. It's not as bad as non Londoner's think, try the north west! Liverpool, Manchester, Warrington... they're equally as shite.

@whimsicalidiot107 Жыл бұрын

Sponsored by the London tourist board

@balajishikhare7344 Жыл бұрын

@@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel hi

@ozdenburla198 Жыл бұрын

without a doubt, london is the best example of urbanization in the world. History, art, architecture, modernity all in one and a very successful combination indeed.

@TheLiamster Жыл бұрын

Yay my home city! I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Enjoy

@balajishikhare7344 Жыл бұрын

@@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel hi

@pipercharms7374 Жыл бұрын

Live in one of the counties bordering London. I always hear a lot of hate for London from other people in the UK but personally I've always loved London.

@xCeL46 Жыл бұрын

because london is poor and dirty

@LDNpat Жыл бұрын

@@xCeL46 If you think London is dirty go to Manchester... London is spotless clean in comparison.

@hubadabubbada Жыл бұрын

Its usually people who dont live in London

@rogerdoger3347 Жыл бұрын

@@LDNpat Birmingham is a dump full of rubbish and rude people badly run council too.

@jonesroberts3640 Жыл бұрын

Only people who hate London are the ones who are bigoted and don't live in London the fact is without London the rest of the UK would not be standing .

@matthewkent5212 Жыл бұрын

London is almost like a country inside a country. It has its own government in the form of an assembally with a mayor as a leader. It has the entire population of Austria in one city.

@gerald_2196 Жыл бұрын

What a great city! What a great video, well done and thank you for all the infos!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@balajishikhare7344 Жыл бұрын

Gerald hi

@galaxyskate9585 Жыл бұрын

Wow! What an underrated and amazing video that was! Instantly gained another subscriber, my friend :) Looking forward to the next city already.

@Aidan_Au Жыл бұрын

Please make a video for Oslo, Norway because Norway give Christmas trees to London every year. No joke

@davidgarciaidanez1247 Жыл бұрын

That's true. Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square is from Norway 🎄

@Pablo260492 Жыл бұрын

Yes. That's true

@Drannn54 Жыл бұрын

Norway explointing trees to London for money and it's concerning

@peterc.1618 Жыл бұрын

@@Drannn54 The tree is a gift given in recognition of our support during WW2.

@outdooradventures1 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t seen London as now, very goos job to make this fantastic video my friend, greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

@Relikvien Жыл бұрын

Love this series so much!!!❤❤

@fanera320 Жыл бұрын

So beautiful metropolis❤ I always dreamed about to visit London. Also my dream is to walk in rare forests of Great Britain 😊

@londonassassin9894 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you’ve mentioned our forests ,our forest’s our the oldest protected ones in the world and most were our monarchs hunting grounds ,now made public

@shackelbaptiste1606 Жыл бұрын

Been patiently waiting for this

@BoydXplorer Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video. Great narratives. Tnx 4sharing 👌

@stevenf9298 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting video, thanks! Look forward to exploring your other content :)

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@Pablo260492 Жыл бұрын

London looks so gorgeous and modern ❤❤❤

@davidgarciaidanez1247 Жыл бұрын

I love London

@KillerTacos54 Жыл бұрын

These videos are absolutely fantastic. Thank you!

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bletrick3352 Жыл бұрын

Visited earlier this month. Fabulous city, absolutely humongous, especially coming from a city of 70k population.

@hubadabubbada Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Kaiji... Жыл бұрын

Would you really call a place with 70k a "city"? Mines 68k and we call it a town.

@drone181 Жыл бұрын

@@Kaiji...the population of london is 8.9 million, bit more than 70k lmfao

@Kaiji... Жыл бұрын

@@drone181 learn to read. Go back to school.

@bletrick3352 Жыл бұрын

@@Kaiji... I’d consider any settlement of more than 20k people a city.

@claudiocavaliere856 Жыл бұрын

Fascinatingly interesting! Congratulations!!

@domingoomilis9113 Жыл бұрын

London is my favorite city. I hope someday I will be financially stable enough to visit there. From 🇵🇭

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

@andrijavasiljevic Жыл бұрын

Very insightful video as always.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@syedraihan1990 Жыл бұрын

No other cities in the world is as vibrant as like London I had ever lived for over 8 years there, still keep reminding those memories I have had when I was there- loving❤ London.

@webbophone3377 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid! I like the mix of history and present day.

@keith1222 Жыл бұрын

Amazing grahphics and editing!

@Pablo260492 Жыл бұрын

That's true

@matthewsmith2787 Жыл бұрын

I have always found Londoners to be friendly and polite. Despite the reputation it gets

@taimurhuk543 Жыл бұрын

Compared to the US (where I live), Britishers are generally more polite and have etiquette. They may be more reserved and not as talkative as Americans, but they’re more well-mannered more polished around the edges.

@jonesroberts3640 Жыл бұрын

Other parts of the UK people are not friendly and Other UK cities are vert racist and bigoted.

@Al3xandeer Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic video

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@regarded9702 Жыл бұрын

The footage is this video is breathtaking

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Lots of good stuff for me to choose from on this one (like LA) and the 3d buildouts on Google map studio are 🔥🔥🔥

@sarahmeadows8131 Жыл бұрын

Honestly is the best city in the world. I’ve been to a lotta cities. Just so rich with history, culture and the energy is amazing.

@rayxr Жыл бұрын

Nah. It's cool, but can get depressing. Tokyo takes the cake imo.

@sarahmeadows8131 Жыл бұрын

@@rayxr lived in Tokyo three years. Found that way more depressing than London - London is anything but depressing to me. To each their own though

@Staar8oy99 Жыл бұрын

@@rayxrtokyo is the definition of depression

@TheMiliPro Жыл бұрын

Interesting video, for those romanticising London let me reveal some facts often overlooked (some were touched on); The video mentioned London was filthy. It still is filthy! When I used to work there I recall the stink in the morning in central LDN. The streets are grimy! Western Megacity wise, prob only NYC could challenge it for filth. The pollution is so bad they had to introduce a clean air zone! Plus charge a fortune in tax for drivers of most vehicles. The rent and house prices are insanely high & arguably unrealistic for single people wanting to live alone unless they have a high income. You don't get much space for your money either & could live significantly better in another UK city for the same price. Travel on the underground/metro costs a small fortune and if you work in central London, a large portion of your wages will be spent on your travel and housing. The metro system is outdated as it was built in the 19th century so is mainly cramped. At rush hour it is horrendous. It can be a lonely city too as people do not even want to make eye contact with you. If you go to other UK cities you'll notice they're more friendly than Londoners in general. The bus is cheaper than the underground but is slow & the traffic is terrible, it is hard to get anywhere quickly. They had to introduce a congestion charge to drive through central London & the zone has been expanding. The crime rate is relatively high. You should prob not walk alone in dark quiet areas alone. There have been several high-profile random murders of women. However, I guess it could be worse, given the size of the city. Empire city is a fitting title for the video as its wealth from the industrial revolution is a direct result of plundering and pillaging around the world, as most of Europe was overtly doing at that time & the legacy of that leads to the next point. Not to be all negative - the city is super diverse & you can find every type of person there largely due to its imperial empire past. Whatever you're into, you'll find it there & there's always something to do if you have money (or for free if you're imaginative enough)

@sarahmeadows8131 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMiliPro dw we hear the negatives all the time. This is literally one of the rare moments the positives have been touched upon.

@jamesmorris3123 Жыл бұрын

Most of the bodies from the Great fire were buried in Gravesend, hence its name, also Princess Pocahontas is buried there.

@terryturbo7865 Жыл бұрын

Such a great city so much to do such a good night out!

@MetDaan2912 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say that I enjoyed the video and that you have a very pleasant voice to listen to.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@minzawone Жыл бұрын

Brilliant presentation

@goostrey4210 Жыл бұрын

A remarkably upbeat assessment of the city, given the chaos of its recent news, but an informative video nonetheless.

@davidmin3583 Жыл бұрын

What recent news

@goostrey4210 Жыл бұрын

@@davidmin3583 Truss's 30+ billion pound devastation of the economy; the steep rise in mortgage rates in a country with a tradition of variable-rate mortgages (and thus an expected collapse of housing prices as many homeowners default); Sunak/Hunt's slashing of public service funding; the prospect of every household needing to find thousands of extra pounds to heat their homes through the winter... that's for starters. Behind it all, Brexit's dramatic drop in trade with what used to be their main trading partner. The UK is looking particularly fragile at present, moreso than it has (arguably) for centuries.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks Goostrey, I'm trying to take the long view as much as I can with this series.

@goostrey4210 Жыл бұрын

@@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Fair enough, but the wealth of London (often as a repository for foreign wealth) has long contrasted with the relative poverty of the country as a whole, and those fault lines have to give at some point. We are living in interesting times.

@goostrey4210 Жыл бұрын

You might want to read Oliver Bullough's "Butler to the World" about the modern British economy.

@alt-thinking Жыл бұрын

This is remarkably accurate

@user-fw5ll5yo9v Жыл бұрын

Лондон красивый город конечно я там не было везде красиво где нас нету вес мир прекрасен

@alessiomarchi5027 Жыл бұрын

You should make a documentary about Livorno, the third Italian commercial port

@milo5524 Жыл бұрын

Ma che c'entra Livorno? 😄

@jennifervillarta8600 Жыл бұрын

Britain is such a wonderful country!

@rubberducky4074 Жыл бұрын

Britain is several countries. England is the country you’re referring to.

@redtob2119 Жыл бұрын

@@lew9170 Ironic you call him a fool because you don’t know what several actually means. Several doesn’t mean seven it means 3 or more but less then many. So basically 3-10.

@mikelovesbacon Жыл бұрын

@@rubberducky4074 No he's referring to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

@jakeicloud Жыл бұрын

not anymore sadly

@Saurabh-255 Жыл бұрын

Jennifer Then you must not visit other parts of the globe, well now London is capital of declined Empire.

@Hoglips123 Жыл бұрын

As a londerner i love my city amazing video

@conna. Жыл бұрын

nice assessment

@morenofranco9235 Жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@davidgarciaidanez1247 Жыл бұрын

Amazing city 👌🏻😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@hansr370 Жыл бұрын

If you live on the tube line then you are so close to everything, I stayed in a flat that is next to hyde park, its crazy to have such a big green space in the center of the city that I am 15 mins walk away from the center and 2 mins walk into a giant green space.

@ricardo.n48 Жыл бұрын

Where do those 3D renders of London come from? Sometimes it looks like google maps, but sometimes there are moving boats and traffic. Don't think google maps has that. Flight Simulator maybe?

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Mostly from Google Earth Studio, but those with moving boats and traffic are actual drone video shots! Glad they fit seamlessly together enough to be fairly indistinguishable.

@jamiearnott9669 Жыл бұрын

Great video and I've lived in London longer than any other through choice as I grew in another part of the UK. Incidentally the largest Roman structure possibly in existence there - a British cultural icon and world heritage site of Hadrian's wall.!Indeed I've also worked at the LSE and near the roman wall remains that do remain alongside a statue of Trajan actually as I worked in the street parallel to the river several times over the ears. London is the best, but of course I'm biased!

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jamie! There was so much I wanted to include but had to cut for time :(

@dac8939 Жыл бұрын

Loved London. Came here from University and got A good finance career and up to £200k before 26. Made me networth just under £4 million before 30. Thank you London - great restaurants and entertainment

@fbdjwjflac Жыл бұрын

What job did you go into? Do you have any tips?

@dac8939 Жыл бұрын

@@fbdjwjflac mathematics and finance degree and Masters in financial mathematics. Go to a good Russell group university, then get investment banking experience then get a leading Masters. You will then earn will in London if work hard for a leading company

@Terozad Жыл бұрын

@@dac8939 Im currently doing economics and finance at the university of Exeter is this a sufficient degree and university to get into the industry? Also any thoughts on the value of doing an industrial placement year at university? Finally, I have heard that the working life balance and working hours are gruelling in investment banking did you find this to be true?

@dac8939 Жыл бұрын

@@Terozad Is ok, but you will need do a lot more work to target the industry as it is not a main target top university. To get in you will need to do more internships and network well. You will not get into quant, but you can try other areas like asset management etc. To get into quant you ideally need mathematics degree, Masters in financial mathematics or Phd in mathematics, physics etc.

@dac8939 Жыл бұрын

@@Terozad main target for undergrad are Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, Warwick. Semi targets are Edinburgh, Durham, Bristol, St Andrews, UCL, Nottingham, York,. Then weaker targets (still god chance for top candidate but in tier 3 list) would be Exeter, Manchester, Sheffield, Bath, Glasgow, Kings College, Loughbrough etc. After that it becomes very difficult.

@colechapman6976 Жыл бұрын

I studied abroad in England and visited London many times. I'm from New Jersey in the States and I must say, it's one of my favorite capitals. Almost better than NYC

@peterc.1618 Жыл бұрын

But NYC isn't a capital.

@matthowells6382 Жыл бұрын

@@peterc.1618 They never said it was tbf

@matthewkent5212 Жыл бұрын

I'm lucky enough to live in a town with direct trains to central London.

@handel781 Жыл бұрын

We Love London from Iran 🇮🇷❤️🇬🇧

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

I'm profiling Tehran next on 11/30

@oliver5482 Жыл бұрын

We love the Iranian people.

@jeffreywenger281 Жыл бұрын

You missed two key points. One is the very unique jurisdiction that is the City of London Corporation. Granted by William the Conqueror, the City enjoys local sovereign rule and can exempt itself from acts of parliament. Financial regulation is often just a handshake agreement. It is the ultimate offshore location right in the middle of Greater London. The second is that London is literally the center of the world in that it has the lowest average air or sea mile distance to all other major cities on earth. Heathrow is therefore the most connected airport on the planet.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Great points Jeffrey, thanks!

@lyubomir1202 Жыл бұрын

London looks the best during Summer. When you wake up and hear the birds chirping in the trees from your window and when you go outside you see people walking, dressed for work or exercise, people jogging, kids playing in the park, some sat down for coffee etc.. it just feels soo alive in contrast to my hometown of 90k people where the streets seem silent during summer. And during winter is just a wave of depression :)

@zobr0s77 Жыл бұрын

Make one on mumbai :)

@nickohira1397 Жыл бұрын

Love London ❤️ 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@balajishikhare7344 Жыл бұрын

@explodingwolfgaming8024 Жыл бұрын

Commenting 4 algorithm

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

'preciate it

@incognito-px3dz Жыл бұрын

immigration is now higher than pre brexit. Both parties just want to see the GDP line go up and aren't concerned at all with standard of living or the native english people

@matthewthesaladbowl6315 Жыл бұрын

Do i count as native english even tho im ethnic korean but i was born in England?

@incognito-px3dz Жыл бұрын

@@matthewthesaladbowl6315 i mean native as in ethnic english

@tobiisiba1641 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewthesaladbowl6315 dude you just said you are Korean, English is an ethnicity just like Korean.

@matthewthesaladbowl6315 Жыл бұрын

@@tobiisiba1641 ye but he was refering to native english people not ethnic people and native means you were born there from birth

@qasimsaj560 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful London

@Indienheld Жыл бұрын

4:44 Ollie Bye!

@raymondhummel5211 Жыл бұрын

London is certainly a large city! London's history encompasses many historical events! It would certainly be a one of it's kind to visit!!

@taimurhuk543 Жыл бұрын

I was just here this past week and today is my last day before my flight back to the US. Had a fantastic time. But as they say, all good things must come to an end. :/

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Safe travels, Taimur!

@enlilw-l2 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love London ! I feel at home each time i go there and i don't know why...

@RK-cj4oc Жыл бұрын

OWH HELLLL YEAHHHH. Lets go

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Let's goooooooooooooo!

@Kaiji... Жыл бұрын

Interesting how the UK, despite being some tiny island, has probably had the biggest influence on the entire world. Nothing special anymore, but still impressive.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Fitness4London 11 ай бұрын

The UK is far less influential in the world after Brexit, tragically.

@FatRonaldo1 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: it is estimated only 6 people died in the great fire of London. It spread rapidly but burnt so bright it was visible from a long way away and people were able to get out of the way

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Great fact, I was surprised by the low number during my research.

@maxwalker1159 Жыл бұрын

Cool

@4Wolf Жыл бұрын

let's save money for the future, greetings from us Indonesian people

@jogolock1190 Жыл бұрын

Impressive, London will be a A+++ ciy for a long time

@R_Lexis Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that London was a dry city, it seems that climate change is forcing everyone to plan for the future I think that the city of London needs to construct and designate areas for reservoirs for the future water crisis of tomorrow.

@jamesmorris3123 Жыл бұрын

It's because it's in the South East, the driest part of the United Kingdom.

@mynameisjoejeans Жыл бұрын

I agree, although before flooding huge areas it’s worth remembering that the U.K. is the only nation on earth with an entirely privatised water system. Guaranteed profits for water companies disincentivises investment in infrastructure and has lead to billions of litres of water being lost each year, and mass dumping of raw sewage into water ways to cut costs. We need to establish public good instead of profit as the organising principle of our water system, and address the issues with our current infrastructure before flooding new lands.

@jason5047 Жыл бұрын

@@mynameisjoejeans *England & Wales are the only countries with an entirely privatised water system. Scotland and Northern Ireland aren't.

@mynameisjoejeans Жыл бұрын

@@jason5047 ah yeah, right you are.

@Dave-mx8xz Жыл бұрын

@@mynameisjoejeans sometimes a cannot understand the short sightedness and ineptitude of this country. Why on earth would you sell the one thing that everybody needs to live? Makes me want to put my head through a wall

@dr.sajidanasreen5634 Жыл бұрын

Mashallallha Amazing Awesome city

@idcgaming518 Жыл бұрын

5:15 not quite true. Coffee houses were merely a branch off of the ale - and tea - houses that had existed for decades or (in the case of ale houses) centuries prior. Still, such a brilliant video. Beautifully done mate. 13:17 also, its pronounced "oxford-sheer".

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for the feedback!

@ericburton5163 Жыл бұрын

I just have to say thanks for putting the phonetic spelling when correcting someone. I know in the US and to my knowledge even in most accents in the UK, shire by itself is not pronounced sheer. I can't believe how many get upset when someone pronounces something phonetically.

@JohnnyZenith Жыл бұрын

@TDC Please work on pronunciations. Oxfordshire for example..

@brandonbridge371 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Devonshire and we pronounce the shire as in shirt.

@jasonhaven7170 Жыл бұрын

Tea houses came around the same time as coffee houses

@mnledesm Жыл бұрын

My favorite city in the world.

@nightmare5614 Жыл бұрын

Mumbai for Season 3!!

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

Gotcha! I hear y'all. Soon ;)

@yacetube Жыл бұрын

Suburbia: "places like Los angeles" ? no ALL of north america fell under the big sprawl making it impossible to build effective public transport and live by foot in most of the places.

@InTenMinutes1 Жыл бұрын

Where did you get the number 13.7 million?

@vin___weasel Жыл бұрын

Aneurism every time he says plag instead of plague

@TheWeb3Cat Жыл бұрын

13.7 million people? I stopped there unfortunately...

@bob_0146 Жыл бұрын

He counts the metropolitan populations

@rudrachobe7995 11 ай бұрын

I live in New York and it is one of the best cities in the world but this here shows that one thing that NYC lacks the most is the long chain of highly important historical events. Also the growth of London that the author talks about in the period of 1600-1700 here, mainly comprises of the wealth looted from countries like India and increasing the Sovereign Grant aka Royal Wealth.

@jj591 9 ай бұрын

Lol new york is overrated as f#ck.there's barely anything historic, it's just giant skyscrapers And London today has nothing to do with 1600s or 1700s British empire. Most of its very recently built after Margaret thacher came. Also, don't new york was directly funded by American slave trade.so you don't get to criticize others🙃

@aslestromberg6831 Жыл бұрын

Great video! But the way ylu pronounced "plague" kinda ruined it😂😅

@boxhbbb3530 Жыл бұрын

im blessed to live here.

@mayurireddy8196 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful London City

@iCozzh Жыл бұрын

Empire strikes back.

@iCozzh Жыл бұрын

@@gstv612 whatre u talking about🤣

@jamesmorris3123 Жыл бұрын

@@iCozzh Try The Battle of Britain when we defeated the Germans in WW2 or Zulu, at Rourke's Drift where 100 British soldiers defeated 3,000 Zulu's

@kingdomofgarvin3432 Жыл бұрын

Do one about Port of Spain Trinidad 🇹🇹

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

I'll check it out, thanks for the suggestion!

@aksharba9734 Жыл бұрын

"Most stable democracy" very ironic at the moment, no?

@generaladvance5812 Жыл бұрын

Stable in general. We've had a few prime ministers lately but we haven't had any dictators in centuries. No facist/extreme far right political parties with any significant support. Not many bloody revolutions or upheavals in recent years. Pretty stable all things considered.

@user-fw5ll5yo9v Жыл бұрын

Блогер молодец спасибо все красиво

@bvbxiong5791 Жыл бұрын

Londinium is such a cool and Roman name. That is all.

@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel Жыл бұрын

I know!

@MrBrutal33 Жыл бұрын

London wasn't abandoned after the Romans left - the Anglo Saxons and the Vikings both set up settlements in the walled city before the Norman Conquest.

@michaelsheppard5383 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't the Viking/ Jute settlement slightly outside the walls of Londonium? Modern day Alydwch area?

@ArifurRahman11 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful view

@blackfalcon1324 Жыл бұрын

When you called the city of london a ceremonial district, that isnt correct. The city of london is completely separate from london, and is treated as kind of an autonomous region of england.

@Fitness4London 11 ай бұрын

Billions of pounds of dirty Russian money has flowed into the UK economy via the City of London, thanks to the Tory governments from 2010 - 2021. Putin was delighted with Brexit because it removed EU oversight of money-laudering and tax evasion/avoidance, so the UK became a haven for dirty Russian money in the years leading up to Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

@davidgarciaidanez1247 Жыл бұрын

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@rogerdoger3347 Жыл бұрын

London is a vibrant and multicultural cosmopolitan city compared to the rest of the UK always had many cultures and integrated city many condemn and criticise London yet without London economy the rest of the UK would not be standing .

@huwsalway4099 10 ай бұрын

Most larger British cities are hugely multicultural. Liverpool, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow etc etc etc where many languages are spoken, schools where dozens of different languages are heard.

@rogerdoger3347 10 ай бұрын

@huwsalway4099 other Uk cities are very English still and lots of racism and racial tensions and segregated areas with no integration at all people live separate lives, London has been multicultural for the longest other parts of the UK are changing and locals don't like changes hence why racism.and segregation is high in other uk cities and towns. Multicultural means nothing people are not united in the UK.

@huwsalway4099 10 ай бұрын

@@rogerdoger3347 some yes but not all, Cardiff and Liverpool are hugely multicultural but integration works pretty well partly because they both had the earliest ethnic settlements from Africa and the Middle East in the early 20th century because they were then the most important docks in the country after London.

@rogerdoger3347 10 ай бұрын

@@huwsalway4099 Birmingham and west midlands is very racist segregated and same with Manchester and other northern cities have loads of racism and divisions no integration at all people are backwards and bigoted.

@wamagaleali9548 Жыл бұрын

My dream to vist

@caidenfriel9309 Жыл бұрын

How haven’t you done Chicago?!?!??

@joewithatrademark Жыл бұрын

This is a really interesting video for me. I'm English and my town has a train line that goes directly into London. I have always hated London. I have ADHD and London's pace is wildly overstimulating for me. This helped me see my country's capital from a different light. It still sucks in a lot of ways to me, but now I know it also has a few unique positives.

@monikaszafranek5611 Жыл бұрын

There are areas of London that you can go to that aren't busy at all. Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury are really chilled on weekends. And if you wanna experience more of London's history, you can go to bank and monument are for some historic walks there and that entire area is empty on the weekends! In fact, that area of London is so empty on weekend not even coffee shops and food places are open there! Unfortunately, you still have to go through the really busy areas to get anywhere empty and chilled 😊