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Uncategorized Monday, July 23rd 2012 at 9:35 am

Learn Why the “City of London” is Not “London” in Just Under Five Minutes

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For some of you (particularly, our U.K. readers) this will probably not come as a surprise, but the “City of London” is not actually “London.” In fact, as the great Internet explainer C.G.P. Grey reveals, the City of London is sort of its own thing within what we normally call London today. How this came to pass involves a little explaining about parliamentary democracy, history, and military construction, but it’s imparted in just under five minutes.

Now go and impress your friends with your uncompromising knowledge of historical trivia.

(via Laughing Squid)

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  • John

    England in not a country it is a principality.

  • Countlazypenis

    I’m pretty sure it’s a country.

  • David

    all principalities are countries, not all countries are principalities.
    England is not a principality as it’s head of state isn’t a prince (or princess). It’s a kingdom because it’s head of state is a king (or, as currently, a queen).  Wales is a principality though.