Worlds Biggest Cities

London transport
The London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) unified services in the London area for the first time. The period saw massive expansion of the tube network and was directly responsible for the expansion of the suburbs. The area of responsibility of the LPTB was far greater than the current Greater London boundaries. The extensive New [...]

History
Londinium was established as a civilian town by the Romans about seven years after the invasion of AD 43. Early Roman London occupied a relatively small area, roughly equivalent to the size of Hyde Park. In around AD 60, it was sacked by the Iceni led by their queen Boudica. However, the city was quickly [...]