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- Bank of England - - Brief description and illustion of the Bank of England, established in 1694.
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- Billingsgate Market - - London fishmarket officially established by an Act of Parliament in 1698.
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- Board of Trade - - Specialized department in London that oversees and regulates commerce.
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- Bow Street Office - - Location of a court house in London which housed the city's first group of constables.
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- Buckingham Palace - - Short history of the royal family's principal London residence. 1703-toda.
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- Cato Street Conspiracy - - Cross-linked description of a plot in 19th century England to assasinate a few cabinet members and overthrow the government. 182.
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- Corn Exchange - - Eighteenth century building which served as a market place for corn merchants.
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- Custom House - - History of the place where documents are brought to custom officials by shipping agents. Originally built in the 14th century, rebuilt in 1671 and 1715.
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- East India Company - - Cross-linked description of the organization that was established in 1600 and given monopoly rights to bring goods from India.
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- Fleet Prison - - History of a debtors' prison that could contain some 300 prisoners and their families. Described by Charles Dickens in his novel The Pickwick Papers. 1197-184.
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- Gin Riots - - Riots in London that resulted from the passage of the Gin Act, a tax on the beverage. 174.
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- The Gordon Riots - - Demonstrations led by Lord George Gordon against idea of Catholic emancipation. July 178.
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- House of Commons - - History of the lower house of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
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- House of Lords - - Cross-linked history of the upper house of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Generally made up of members of the nobility and high-ranking clergy.
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- King's Bench Prison - - Much hated prison which, in the 1800s, was mainly used for debtors or for people been convicted of libel.
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- Leadenhall Market - - Established in the 14th century, it was at the time one of the best places in London to buy meat, game, poultry and fish.
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- Lloyd's of London - - Short history of an association of underwriters that still exists today. Est. 177.
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- London County Council - - Created in 1889, it was the first metropolitan-wide form of general local government.
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- Newgate Prison - - Brief history of London's chief prison in the early 19th century.
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- Old Bailey - - England's most important crown court. Originally established in 1539.
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- 1831 Reform Riots - - Demonstrations and unrest after the passage of the Reform Bill in 1831.
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- Royal Academy - - Founded in 1768 by a group of leading artists as a school to train artists in drawing, painting, sculpture and architecture.
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- Royal Exchange - - Originally established in 1566, this gathering place of London merchants is the center of the country's industry.
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- Royal Society of Arts - - The first organisation ever set up in Britain to benefit art, science, productivity and trade. Originally founded in 1754.
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- The Spa Fields Riots - - Cross-linked history of a radical, revolutionary group who plotted to overthrow the government in the early 1800s.
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- Stock Exchange - - Brief history of the central hub in London for buying and selling of stock and raising of capital for new businesses.
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- Tower of London - - Short history of the London garrison originally started by William the Conqueror in 1078.
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- Tyburn Tree - - Description and history of the site of the first permanent gallows in London and the main place for public executions until 1783.
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- West India Docks - - Description of a major dock in the East End of London, constructed from 1800-1802.
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