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East End of London. Coordinates: 51°30′51″N 00°03′18″W. Dorset Street, Spitalfields, photographed in 1902 for Jack London 's book The People of the Abyss. The East End of London, often referred to within the London area simply as the East End, is the historic core of wider East London, east of the Roman and medieval walls of the City ...
During the 19th century, London grew enormously to become a global city of immense importance. It was the largest city in the world from about 1825, [1] the world's largest port, and the heart of international finance and trade. [2] Railways connecting London to the rest of Britain, as well as the London Underground, were built, as were roads ...
This article covers the history of the English city of London through the early 20th century, from 1900 to the outbreak of World War II in 1939. London entered the 20th century at the height of its influence as the capital of the largest empire in history, but the new century was to bring many challenges. London was the largest city in the ...
The laying out of Victoria Park in the East End, the first "People's Park", begins. The Metropolitan Buildings Office is established. 1846 3 April: The last London-based mail coach runs to Norwich. [96] 26 August: The North London Railway is authorised as the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway, which opens from 1850.
Ponders End is the southeasternmost part of Enfield, north London, England, around Hertford Road west of the River Lee Navigation. It became industrialised through the 19th century, similar to the Lea Valley in neighbouring Edmonton and Brimsdown , with manufacturing giving way to warehousing in the late-20th century.
American Samoa was acquired by the United States in 1900 after the end of the Second Samoan Civil War. [5] The United States purchased the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917. [6] Puerto Rico and Guam remain territories, and the Philippines became independent in 1946, after being a major theater of World War II.
The territorial evolution of the British Empire is considered to have begun with the foundation of the English colonial empire in the late 16th century. Since then, many territories around the world have been under the control of the United Kingdom or its predecessor states. When the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed in 1707 by the union of ...
The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MDCCCXCX). It was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanded beyond its British homeland for ...