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WorksheetsHistory of London
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Londinium was built by:
Vikings
Iceni
Romans
Greeks
The Romans abandoned Londinium because:
It was burned by the Iceni.
They needed to defend other parts of their empire.
They were not making any money in trade.
The bridge they built had collapsed.
Roman traders left Londinium because:
The Vikings invaded.
The Iceni were going to invade.
The city was burned in the Great Fire.
The Roman soldiers left.
If we go to London today, we can still see Roman:
Forts.
Baths.
Shopping districts.
Statues.
The Anglo-Saxons moved into London after the Romans because:
It had a bridge across the river.
It was protected by walls.
There was a port.
There was a fort.
1066 was an important year for London and England. In this year:
Henry VIII was born.
William the Conqueror built the Tower of London.
The French invade and conquer London.
King Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon king was crowned on Christmas day.
"Traders can be found in their area each morning. There is fish for sale on the river bank." 12th century description of London.
This is a secondary source
It was first written in the textbook.
This is a primary source.
It was written in 2019.
"Poor people stayed in their houses until the fire touched them...", wrote Samuel Pepys in 1666.
This describes the Plague.
Samuel Pepys died in the Great Fire.
Primary source
Secondary source
"Downstairs in his bakery in Pudding Lane, a fire had started." - Oxford International Primary Textbook
Written by Samuel Pepys
Secondary source
Primary source
Written in 1666
An outcome of the Great Fire was:
A tower was built.
Many people died.
Buildings had to be made fire-resistant.
People fled the city and never returned.
The Industrial Revolution was when:
when machines took over the world.
People fled to America.
It made a lot of people poor.
Items were made quickly in factories.
The Industrial Revolution still affects us today because:
We make things with machines in factories.
China still produces most of our items.
Items are now handmade.
Items are expensive and hard to make.
The Blitz was:
When Germany attacked France.
the bombing of London in World War I.
the bombing of London in World War II.
When England attacked Germany.
The Blitz:
Made people redesign London.
killed over 20,000 Londoners.
Made people run away from England.
Ended when England won the war.
