Never ever forget ! The had been many Empires throughout history but Great Britain was the only Empire ever to use it's power and resources to end Slavery in every corner of the planet and in every territory under it's control. For any faults Britain had, the moral duty to abolish slavery was unheard of until Britain made it so.
True, but there were also Americans including black Americans, Africans such as Ottobah Cugoano, Mary Prince and Caribbean people that toured the UK pushing to end the evils of slavery.
@@rosahacketts1668 Not sure what history books your referring to, but as for the initial actions taken towards the abolishment of International slavery it was the Christian mission guilds and people like Dr Livingstone who forced the most effective Acts of Parliament through after he had been living with native tribes and witnessed with his own eyes and wrote in great detain on how the captured slaves were treated and transported to the slave markets destined for the middle east. Some of the slave routes/markets/cities destroyed by the Royal Navy were over 1500yrs old and the was a major uprising against the British for destroying historic means of income for local African Chiefs & Kings. The was many black men in England who were free and advocating for Britain to act, even Mr Ignatius Sancho became famous as the 1st black African man to vote in British elections in 1774. He was a business & home owner and by law he had a right to cast his vote, as we must remember the British Empire survived through it's naval trade & people, black & white, from all over the world had been arriving and living here for many generations. But many years later, the was delegations from the USA recorded, and I am sure the is something about a meeting to secure a royal warrant. I know some American's/westerners are all touchy & uncomfortable with honest truths, but the honest truth for the end to international slavery was it only came about by British influence. America on the other hand took a different course to end slavery. Which again, resulted in hundreds of thousands of western white men dying to free black men & women. I totally agree America made a total balls up post civil war to actually implement all men are equal under gods eyes. A good example of society's so close but so far apart is the incident during WW2 when black soldiers were told by American MP's they could not drink in a British pub with white people. The whole pub, including British soldiers along with the black GI's kicked the crap out of the MP's. sadly later on when more US MP's arrived they shot (murdered ) one of the black G'I's. Britain had a " Class " system built on pretentiousness & wealth, race played it's role but ultimately it didn't matter what colour you were in Britain you were treated with equal contempt for being working class.
🤣 I wonder how many people knew this before the viral clip doing the rounds of American reactors. Especially comments with direct quotes from said clips.
🤣 I wonder how many people knew this before the viral clip doing the rounds of American reactors. Especially comments with direct quotes from said clips.
The empire only ended because the people it tried to force itself on, via brutality and repression, staged revolutions. The empire was never a force for good. Slavery ended as the empire couldn't find the money to suppress insurgencies. There was no goodwill
I've lived in London all my life and love it. It has big housing problems and terrible inequalities to tackle, but so do many other major cities around the world. I love it for the history, architecture and culture. And because it's home.
@@tobytaylor2154 Who put up hotels? The homeless issue is one for every major city in the world, I don't see what your point is? You have to tackle people on the street by seeing what it is, a health issue. The causes of addiction. No government has ever tackled it like a health issue, not the tories or labour. You can point the finger at whoever your political enemy is but not one party has really decided to give it a go. Not fucking one.
@@declanshanahan3888 my point is, illegal immigrants who broke the law by entering the country illegally are put up in hotels and paid for by the taxpayer, guests have been told their bookings are cancelled due to the hotel putting up these criminals. Meanwhile British homeless are on the streets seeing the British government putting foreigners over British people again. All mps are useless, themselves 1st, the party 2nd, rest of the world 3rd and 4th the UK
Then you've nothing to compare it to. Someone could say exactly the same for any shit hole in the world. If you've only ever lived in one place you aren't very adventurous and are probably pretty boring.
That was an excellent video, London is so Historic its hard to compress in a small space of time, but this covered it well, England as a whole is off the scale in being different, every village & town are unique & interesting places to explore
Certainly one of the very best short videos on this topic ever made, up to date, beautifully filmed, very well researched and with a balanced narration, so an excellent choice for a reaction video.
You seemed a little puzzled by the Thames Barrier .It has been constructed to control the flow of water entering London ,by way of the River Thames as it is a tidal river and affected by the sea that it runs into. Some tides are regularly higher than others ,and if there is a freak one which may come over the walls that run by the river than great areas of buildings would be flooded with a loss of life . The barrier is constructed so that the `walls` within it can be raised and temporarily block off the rising water, then lowered when the danger is passed The dates given are those for an estimated life of the Barrier ,after which a new one may be needed ,not that the barrier would be lowered for all that time .
I loved living up North but the summers got me down. I moved back south 6 years ago and can actually spend time in my garden now but miss the friendliness of northerners 😊
Yes, that's the North West , here in Northumberland however it's cooler (maybe by 1c ) but much drier because the Atlantic storms affect the whole of the west side but the rain clouds are blocked from us by the backbone of England, the Pennines resulting in our average rainfall being 9 inches less than Cornwall &, I would suspect an even greater average difference vs Wales & Manchester.
I was going to say this, I’ve never heard it called a megacity. To me the ‘city’ is a very specific area & if I’m going into the centre of London I tend to say ‘going into town’
@@01timz Yes, but the City is an administrative area that only exists because of something to do with the inhabitants refusing to submit to William the Conqueror, which resulted in him granting them a kind of independent status - he was unable to force them out because they were protected inside the walls, or maybe it just wasn’t worth the hassle. Anyway, to this day, they have their own mayor and police force. But this has absolutely nothing to do with London, the actual city/conurbation, which is enormous. When you talk about a city and its mass, you don’t distinguish between its historical core and the complete, present-day geographical area it actually occupies. That would be nonsensical.
We may sometimes consider ourselves superior to our ancestors because of the technology we now have. But when we consider what they achieved without what we have, it's incredible. Much animal and human muscle built our cities, helped by technological genius. We should be ashamed if we ever think ourselves 'superior'. They deserve immense respect and recognition.
I live in the fens of Cambridgeshire which lies 90 minutes by rail from London. I visit my capital city as often as my time would allow and its an amazing place to visit and stay..... I can't recomend it enough!
There's a few videos about the Great Fire of London how it started and spread and how it was eventually put out - very interesting 🇬🇧 Loved the way you watched this without constantly stopping and talking 👍
@@smahier If it didn’t exist what was Boudicca and other tribe and clan leaders defending then. The Danes, Angles and Saxons had a nice life before the Italians spread like gorgonzola over this green and pleasant land.
@@davidcook7887 are you suggesting the Danes and Angles were on the island BEFORE the Romans? And that Boudicca was "English"? You are either being "satirical" or seriously need basic history lessons.
Totally missed that, even on TV, and I live in London!@3:41, did he say, suffering from the plaaaag, plague, pronounced play-g, ue being silent, we've a ton of those silent letters!
London isn't the capital of the United Kingdom, it's England. Cardiff is the capital of Wales, Belfast for Northern Ireland and Edinburgh for Scotland.
@@arfermo853 Its still feels like one of the safest cities in the world, at least in the areas where the nightlife and resturants are. The crime is usually in the outer boroughs of the center of london.
I've only just found u. I'm from England and I see lots of American reaction videos but I have never heard of one that mentions becontree in Dagenham. I have recently moved out of becontree after living there almost 26 years
No city on earth like it. I travel, a lot, & there are many amazing cities, NY, Paris, Cape Town, Tokyo, Beijing, Rome, Stockholm, Oslo, LA, and on, and on..: there are some places which have thrilled me, only London captivates all of me. Every time.
Hi Bro, At about 8 mins 40 secs, I feel you made a really perspective comment: "Humans are awesome!" And also, deepest thanks for finding and sharing the video, and adding in your comments, which were most interesting.
One thing they got wrong is the reason for the Flood Barrier. The reason was that the flood plains had been built on which narrowed the river. When heave rains flowed down the river meeting very high tides which happen at certain times of the year at London this caused flooding. Now when the two conditions accrue they close the barrier until the tide turns. this only happens a few times each year and has nothing to do with rising sea levels which has not happened.
I remember talking to someone a few years ago he said that when he lived in london he was never out of work. Its so full of things to do you could eat at a different restaurant every day for life if you wanted.
I went to school here in the UK. When we covered geography we talked about the worlds Megacities. Classified by having a population greater than 10million. London was one of them. So no. Not only Americans all it that anymore.
Hi, he states London was founded by the Romans in 43ad , but new evidence suggests London is much older maybe a thousand years older it was once known as new Troy . Regards JH
@@DaChaGee Really?! That's interesting, did they call it that because it's like the financial/business centre for Europe/the world? Or more because of aesthetics and how it looks (mainly in central London)?
@@natb9919 Well, we learnt it's the biggest city in Europe by area and how culturally and financially important it is. It was in geography and our text books had a whole chapter on London.
@@DaChaGee Well apparently they teach you more in Austria about London than they do in London lol. I knew London was a pretty big city but I never thought it was the biggest in Europe.
Here's one for you. The building that you pointed out at 11:29. You know, the one that looks like a 1980's mobile phone. The curvature of the building becomes dangerous during the summer, as the curvature is south facing. It will reflect rays of sunlight onto the street with such intensity that it will melt anything plastic and make thin metals more malleable. So don't park across the road from it. Might find the shape of your car become some wierd new model.
1st building was the Gherkin & The 2nd building you pointed out 20 Fenchurch street or more commonly known as the "Walkie Talkie" or "Cheese grater" actually used to melt things like car mirrors in the nearby street and had to have adjustments made to stop the sun turning it into a giant magnifying glass
9:20 Casually watching when suddenly I recognise my street and then see my house in the top right of the map.. my genuine reaction: “nahhhh, waiiittt…. wot dah fukk??”
This video's description of the foundation of London is highly inaccurate. The city of Trinovantum was there before the Romans arrived and was founded by Brutus in 504BC.
An excellent video were it not for its complete bias and pushing of the climate agenda. During this extremely hot weather, which is quite common, London being concrete and glass with high transport infrastructure and thousands of businesses gets hotter than the surrounding countryside. The fires turned out to be mostly caused by stupid people not climate change. The huge increase in population due to negligence of government and lack of affordable housing down to greedy councils selling off social housing while private rents soared. Lack of water due to mismanagement and infrastructure neglect. Green belt is being sold(stolen) to private companies for their profit not the benefit of citizens. The destruction of London is being carried out by the government's policies way better than the bombs of WW2. I am a Londoner as were my parents, grandparents etc going back centuries so I know of what I speak. It's sad but the inevitable march of progress for good or bad. Apart from that a really well done and informative video.😁🏴
Well planned? A lot of London is still laid out on the original medieval streets; so narrow they are completely unsuitable for a mega city with such a large population.
I mean, many businesses, publications, etc. try to rank cities. London together with New York have basically always been in a league of their own. Above places like Tokyo, Moscow and Paris, to name a few.
the only time i have ever enjoyed going to london was in 2012 for the olympics. its was a total shock that there were people there being nice! i am a country boy, so i am never going to like a concrete monstrosity, but it is an amazing place - just not for me. as far as cities go, i honestly dont think there is a more unique and weird place in the world.
Although London isn't perfect it's still the greatest city on the planet! it's diversity means it offers something for everyone who visits. It has a mix of over a hundred different cultures whilst still holding on to many British traditions. The blend of history mixed with modernisation molds together perfectly! And for the most part even though there are sone problems with violent crime most of it's residents get on. Like i said it isnt perfect, there are still some issues with racism and it does have a massive wealth inequality gap, but it has probably got to be most tolerant city I've travelled to. just don't try and spark up a conversation on the underground as londoners will just look at you like you're a mental case. Lol
This is a very limited and typically ignorant explanation about the UK deciding to leave the European Union or EU, which is a political supranational organisation which has an expansion policy, increases its areas of competency and also changes those areas to Qualified Majority Voting and erodes the right of veto over each area of competency. It has evolved from a trade arrangement to an increasingly political, financial and economic union with the view of having centralised energy and defence policy as well. The UK decided it was not comfortable with increasing or ceeding to a centralised control under which it's own sovereignty was not paramount. If looking specifically at immigration policy, the UK decided that a club which privileges citizens of the wealthiest, whitest and most Christian nations was not reasonable. Why should citizens of Belgium be given privileged access above people from Brazil, Bahamas, Botswana, Bangladesh, Bhutan or Brunei? A fair system that treats EU and rest of world citizens the same, based on skills and genuine job opportunity is preferable. In terms of numbers, the UK is not very big geographically and has had very SWIFT immigration of large numbers of people from across the globe. That requires hard infrastructure like housing, roads, railways, hospital, schools capacity etc to increase as well as the development and expansion of public services like training teachers, doctors, nurses...all of which cannot be done very quickly, especially when you cannot easily plan numbers required. On this basis the only sensible thing to do is manage speed and numbers and match to job capacity and skills gaps. The UKs population has increased by more than 7m in less than 20 years. For context, this is the equivalent of the entire population of Bulgaria, or Denmark plus Estonia and is more than twice the population expansion of Germany which is a far larger country geographically, population size and economy. Managing migration in a fair and balanced way is the action of a responsible country that also considers the extraordinary impact that migration away from other countries has on them. Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Lithiania have the fastest shrinking populations on earth, by around 20% and mainly younger working age people. It cannot be responsible to strip countries of their most precious resource...its adventurous and hard working people at the cost of the more vulnerable in those nations and communities who see decline of infrastructure and public services. Natural resources such as land, water and food security must also be sustainably managed. These are just part of the decision to leave the European Union.
13.7 million? I’m up to date with this shit and it’s 8 million. Highest stadium capacity of 90,000? Several in USA have over 100,000. Calling CAP on this London video and I’m British
Yes. Nearly all in the road in Inner London that I used to live in. A few of them even spoke English. When I grew up near Brixton,I never heard a foreign language on our streets until I was around 17 years old.
Over my heart, I have a Tattoo. It reads. "British by birth. English by the grace of God." I love being English. But I'm a pure South London boy. 4 generations on both sides. Peace out.
1808 london got to 38c, urban heat effect if uk was built up how it is now back then we would seen 40c plus. The first Census in 1801 revealed that the population of Great Britain was 10.5 million and now it is 68,773,806. we are in a solar cycles what comes around every 350-400 years. last time leading up to a grand cycle europe had a 11 month drought killing half million, usa had forest fires 10x more acres burned between 1500-1800. im sure not alarmed with 40c, i predicted it a nearly a year before of where we are at in current solar cycle. weakened magnetic field more space weather, solar wind or lack of it effects global weather patterns as it affects the jet, also la nino for the 3rd year running that for sure effects weather patterns 2020-2053 solar activity started to reduce end 2016 seeing lowest solar activity, Cycle 24, the weakest cycle in 100 years. look at events leading up to and coming out these 350-400 grand cycles and what happens during the lowest solar activity globally.
Best city in the U.K. is actually in Scotland it’s Glasgow. London has been taken over by bourgeoise non Londoners the ruling elites have even tried to move our working class and commonwealth brothers and sisters out of the capital. Like New York Paris etc get the real people to live in the burbs if that make sense.
Many in the UK do not regard London as their capital. London does not represent Britishness . When visitors go to London they see a misrepresentation of Great Britain… just like New York not being a true reflection of American culture. To many London is remote and politically lives in its own bubble .. It tries to influence from its own political bubble which is out of step with the regions and countries of the UK
The whole of the UK has problems and lots of segregation and divisions are worse go outside of London to other uk cities and towns and see how backwards and how people are not progressive at all.
London is not a mega City. It is 2 City's and Greater London. In the UK City status is an honour granted to a town by the reigning Monarch. City status can also be lost as has happend to the former City of Rochester in Kent. There are only 76 Cities spread over the 4 countries that make up the UK. City of London is only just over 1 square mile in size with a resident population in 2021 of 8,583 people. Govend by the City Of London Corporation and Lord Mayor of the City of London. The King has to ask permission before he can enter the City. It has its own police force. It is the financial district and over 250,000 people commute in each day to work there. St. Paul's Cathedral is one of the best known landmarks in the City. To the West of that City, is the City of Westminster. Where Westminster Abbey, Houses of parliament and Buckingham palace are. Covers 8.3 sq. Miles with a population of around 240,000 people. The rest of London is Greater London which is not a City. Made up of 32 Boroughs. Formed from the towns and villages incorporated into London as it expanded. Govend by the Greater London Authority. With the Mayer of London. Not to be confused with the Lord Mayor of the City of London who is a different person.
That's just semantics, greater London is absolutely recognised as a city, and is consistent with all other major cities is the world, most other major cities were formed from smaller ones joining together, and when people speak of London no one is refering to the small bit of land in the centre, they mean Greater London. It's one of two Alpha ++ cities alongside New York.
@@Benji567891 In everyday conversation people refer to Greater London as London. They do not refer to it as a City. When someone says they are going to the City, or the square mile. They specifically mean the City of London.
@@grahamsmith9541 London by every metric is a city, it is classified that internationally, it is ranked as one of two Alpha ++ cities in the world. Every other mega city in the world would not be a city by your metric, they are all made up of smaller cities/towns merging together. Even smaller cities like Leeds are just lots of towns merging together to create a big city, Leeds was just the city centre around the church originally then absorbed Horsforth, Holbeck etc, just like London.
@@Benji567891 Greater London is not a city by every metric. It FAILS on the metric used by the UK to define a City. In the UK a place can ONLY be a City if it has been GRANTED CITY STATUS BY THE REIGNING MONARCH by issuing LETTERS PATENT. Size, population and importance. Are NOT relevant to City status in the UK. That is why there are only 76 City's spread over the 4 countries that make up the Uniter Kingdom. 55 in England, 7 in Wales, 8 in Scotland, and 6 in Northern Ireland.
It doesn't seem like a mega City to us because we live there. Doesn't seem like anything special, as we see it everyday. But the History of the place is amazing e.g the making of the sewage systems.
@@missharry5727 Ha ha ha. I've nothing against owning guns. If Americans want them, I'm fine with it, they just need to amend who should be able to own them. The US system is retarded
I’ve never heard London called a mega city. And I’m British. Don’t look up Boston. U.K. Not if you are v v v sensitive. They voted Leave in the Brexit debate, more than other town. They could have coped with the immigrants who arrived , but it happened v v quickly with no opportunity to prepare the town in anyway. We don’t all share the vied of the locals. Thank God.
@@rosahacketts1668 The Romans took many existing prehistoric settlements, renamed them, built fortresses and called them their own. London is thought to be much older than the date the Romans stamped on it.
Hahahahahaha. You read many daft things on social media but "London is not the capital of the United Kingdom" is about the most stupid yet. Clearly, Santa didn't bring you a new brain yesterday, mate.
