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History Overview
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| Tower Hamlets was ‘created’ in 1965, and is made
up of the three (old) Metropolitan Boroughs of Stepney, Poplar and Bethnal
Green. Hence early history relates to this area (rather than specific borough
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Roman London
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The area was probably occupied in pre-Roman
times, but there is not much clear evidence.
Before the Romans arrived in Britain, there were Celtic tribes, the tribe
that occupied the area around London was called the Catuvellauni.
The soil under London suggests that there would have been some (small)
settlements for farming. The first real pieces of evidence of people living
in the London area is 2000 years ago, when the Romans invaded Britain.
Visit this link to see how we are discovering Roman (& Saxon) London
through archaeology:
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/
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| London was called Londinium
in Roman times
(Click on the image to zoom in) |
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Find out about King Caratacus and Queen Boudicca, who tried to get
rid of the Romans, by clicking on the link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/
www.bbc.co.uk/history/
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Wood engraving of Roman London
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Roman road links between the city of London (a port) and Colchester
(the centre of Roman administration) crossed the River Lea at Old Ford.
From 3rd or 4th Century evidence has been found of farming settlements
– as East London supplied much of the food for the city from early
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Visit the Museum of London’s archaeology Services
site and play “The Digging Game”:
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/
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