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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Facts & Stats: Big Ben & the Elizabeth Tower
London-Born Movie Stars
Movie Locations You Can Visit
Cockney Rhyming Slang
London’s Population: 2,000 Years of Up, Down … and Up
Monarchs Who Reigned Most Briefly
London Gardens: The Big Five
Seven Best Small Parks and Gardens
Ten Extreme Weather Events
Seven of Our Favorite London Ghosts
Nine Great Aristocratic Houses
Abbey Road’s Most Significant Recordings
The Beatles’ London
Musicians Who Died in London
The Ten Best Small Venues for Live Music
London in Song
… and Just “London”
London Rock Locations
Grand Old Railway Hotels
Facts & Stats: The River Thames
Twelve Harrods Facts
London’s Most Popular Attractions
Accounts of the Great Fire of London, 1666
London’s Ten Oldest Football League Soccer Clubs
London’s Ten Most Watched Soccer Teams
Bespoke Shirts & Suits
Six Surviving London Windmills
Some Curious Street Names and How They Came About
Facts & Stats: Fish and Chips
The Best Fish and Chip Shops
Traditional Places to Eat Pie, Mash & Eels
Nine Drinks, Dishes, and Treats Invented in London
London’s Best Curry Houses
Menu Items at a Medieval Royal Feast
Where to Eat the Best Breakfasts
London’s Oldest Restaurants
The Best Afternoon Teas
Time for Tea
Facts & Stats: Tea for Two (Billion)
A Sampling of Recipes From Days Past
Sites Associated With the Life of Princess Diana
From a Century of National Geographic Reporting
Nine Record Auction Sales at Sotheby’s
Twenty-Three London Firsts
London Lasts
London Lasts—Crime and Punishment
Eyewitness Accounts of London’s Victorian-Era Slums
Facts & Stats: St. Paul’s Cathedral
St. Paul’s Cathedral by Year
Wren Churches
Quotations in Favor of London …
… and Quotations Against
Most Popular Baby Names
Worst Days Ever to Be a London Moneyer
A Buckingham Palace Miscellany
Actual Jobs You Can Apply for in the Royal Household
London’s Urban Myths
Six London Hoaxes
Londons in the U.S.A.
Londons Worldwide
The 15 Oldest Stores
Facts & Stats: Heathrow Airport
London on the Move
Ghoulish London South of the Thames
Smallest, Shortest, Narrowest
Antiquated Laws of Years Past
Interesting Old Laws About Parliament
Crimes for Which You Could Be Executed in 1800
Noteworthy Executions Around Town
Fun London Laws Still on the Books
Infamous Murders and Their Locations
Facts & Stats: London’s Bobbies
Great Riots and Disturbances
A Thousand Years of London’s Tallest Structures
Where Famous Londoners Lived
Romantic London
Best Views From Bars and Restaurants
Best Cityscape Views
Some Intriguing Items in the British Museum
Eleven Benchmark Years for Taxis
Taxi Drivers’ Slang
Facts & Stats: London’s Taxis
Fourteen Odd London Locations
Remaining Visible Damage From WWII
London in Any Language
Irreplaceable Buildings Lost in WWII
Up and Down the Thames
Thames River Rides: The Options
Functions of the Tower of London
Prisoners at the Tower
Most Prized Crown Jewels
Facts & Stats: The Underground
Ghost Tube Stations
Ten Movies Shot in Underground Stations
Museums That Are Houses/Houses That Are Museums
Unusual Insurance Policies of Lloyd’s of London
Firsthand Descriptions of Bygone Fairs
Eight Waterfront Pubs
Seven Great Victorian Gin Palaces
Ten Classic Historic Pubs
Things to Buy on the Olde Streets of London
Thirteen Obsolete Jobs
Surprising Archaeological Finds
London’s Most Common Birds
London’s Most Common Plants
A Selection of Fictitious Londoners
Who’s Buried (or Has a Memorial) at Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey
Facts & Stats: Westminster Abbey
Ten Lost Relics of Westminster Abbey
Livery Companies of the City of London
Unusual Small Museums
Roman Ruins in London
Gun Salutes
Antiquated Traditions Still in Use
London Statues: A Miscellany
London’s Four Oldest Outdoor Statues
Statues of Americans in London
London’s Best Markets
Eyewitness Accounts of the Plagues
London’s Oldest Cemeteries
London’s Famous Dead: Who’s Buried Where
Facts & Stats: Trafalgar Square
The Lost Rivers of London
Five Great Occasions
Can’t-Miss Highlights of the Museum District
London’s Ancient Roman Roads, Then and Now
The Top 20 Languages Spoken in London
The City’s Best and/or Most Important Paintings
London’s 11 Longest Running Shows
Ten Oldest Theaters
A Tower Bridge Miscellany
Nine Unique Art Venues and Installations
London’s Ten Worst Years
Facts & Stats: Red Buses
London’s Oldest Clubs
Where to Get Traditional Straight-Edge Shaves
Famous London Animals
London Zoo Q&A
Itineraries If Money Were No Object
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Illustrations Credits
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