Medieval Timeline:
- 410
Roman Londinium was in ruins - 600
A new Anglo-Saxon town called Lundenwic was built - 604
St. Paul's Cathedral established - 750
8,000 population - 842
Vikings attacked Lundenwic (Saxon London) - 850
8,000 population - 886
King Alfred founds Lundenburg - 900
8,000 population - 900s
London resisted Danish attacks - 950
8,000 population - 950
London Bridge built - 954
1st king of all England - 1000
8,000 population - 1000
London city walls were expanded and lots of churches were built - 1016
The Dane Cnut became king - 1042
Edward The Confessor became king - 1050
12,000 population - 1100
25,000 population - 1150
25,000 population - 1189
1st Mayor of London: Henry Fitz Ailwyn - 1200s
Guildhall became center of administration - 1300
90,000 population - 1350
40,000 populaion - 1346-1353
Black Death - half the population died - 1400
50,000 population - 1485
Henry VII - 1st Tudor king - 1534
Reformation - 1539
120,000 population - 1558
Elizabeth I became queen
