Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Transcriber's Note: The following conventions are used in this text: ~bold text~, _italic text_, [=i]--i with a macron over it.] * * * * * [Illustration: THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT: DESIGNED BY BARRY, OPENED 1852.] THE HISTORY OF LONDON BY WALTER BESANT AUTHOR OF 'LONDON' 'CHILDREN OF GIBEON' ETC. _SECOND EDITION_ LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1894 _All rights reserved_ CONTENTS. LESSON PAGE 1. The Foundation of London (I) 7 2. The Foundation of London (II) 10 3. Roman London (I) 13 4. " " (II) 16 5. After the Romans (I) 19 6. " " " (II) 23 7. " " " (III) 26 8. The First Saxon Settlement 29 9. The Second Saxon Settlement 32 10. The Anglo-Saxon Citizen 34 11. The Wall of London 38 12. Norman London 42 13. FitzStephen's Account of the City (I) 45 14. FitzStephen's Account of the City (II) 50 15. London Bridge (I) 54 16. " " (II) 57 17. The Tower of London (I) 60 18. " " " (II) 63 19. The Pilgrims 67 20. St. Bartholomew's Hospital 70 21. The Terror of Leprosy 74 22. The Terror of Famine 78 23. St. Paul's Cathedral (I) 82 24. " " " (II) 86 25. Paul's Churchyard 91 26. The Religious Houses 95 27. Monks, Friars, and Nuns 100 28. The London Churches 103 29. The Streets 106 30. Whittington (I) 110 31. " (II) 115 32. " (III) 118