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Articles on various facets of London and its people.

London's Movers & Shakers

Behind the vibrant, majestic visage of modern London lies a complex hierarchy of people. Meet them here.

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London is more than fortunate in its Festivals of Music. The last decades of the twentieth century saw a burgeoning of such events, which, added to the already well-established musical festivals, has resulted in some wonderful choices for music-lovers in and around the capital.

Admiral Horatio Nelson

Probably the most famous British naval commander of all time, Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, an East Anglian town in Norfolk, in September of 1758. His father was the local rector.

The Blitz

In September of 1940 the German air force, the Luftwaffe, received orders to wipe out British cities. The Blitz began on 7th September with bombers attacking the London docks. Throughout the Blitz it was often the poor of the East End near the docks who suffered most, with loss of life and homes.

Britain's Royalty

No one factor has had a bigger influence on the shape of London than the presence of the Royal Family. Her Majesty the Queen and her husband Prince Philip still live in London in Buckingham Palace.

Changing the Guard

The safety and protection of the Sovereign is the responsibility of the Household Division. At Buckingham Palace, the five regiments of Foot Guards perform this duty. The Foot Guards wear distinctive scarlet tunics and tall black helmets, known as Bearskins.

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens, the popular novelist, lived from 1812-70. He was born in Portsea but the family moved to London in 1815, where his father was employed as a clerk in the Admiralty offices in Somerset House.

Dockland Light Railway

There's no better way to get around some of the most interesting and attractive parts of London than using the Docklands Light Railway - a fully-automated, driver-less train service linking the City with Canary Wharf and Greenwich.

City Churches

The churches of the City of London constitute one of the finest groups of ecclesiastical buildings in Europe. They are undoubtedly one of the country's greatest architectural treasures, but they are relatively unknown, due to the dominance of St Paul's Cathedral.

Sir Samuel Johnson

Dr Johnson (1709-1784) is best remembered as the compiler of the first definitive English dictionary. This extract is from a letter he wrote in 1755 in which he describes the enormous task involved in creating the dictionary.

The Duke of Wellington

The Duke of Wellington, a.k.a. the Iron Duke (1769-1852), was a British military commander and Tory politician. His most famous victory was against the French leader, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, which was also the inspiration for the ABBA Eurovision Song Contest winning song.