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A rough history of immigration into London

This is a rough history of immigration into and the ethnic identify of Londoners. One of the key messages to get across is that London has always been principally a market place, and it has always been a market place, where people from different ethnic groups have asserted and fought for a right to establish […]

London’s market place has always attracted foreigners to the city

The ethnic composition of London has been heavily influenced by the fact of its being a market town for so much of its history. London has always been a market place and a market town. The Romans, when they established Londinium within the current square mile sitting just north of the Thames, known as the […]