City of London Historical Tour : Origins
to Empire
Tour Overview
Embark on a journey through time as we unveil the origin story of the ancient City of London – the square mile that became the envy of kings and the cradle of a world‑spanning empire. Our route traces the city’s path from Celtic beginnings through Roman, Saxon, Viking and Norman rule, showing how each era left its mark on this remarkable place.
Highlights:
- Discover how the City of London sets itself apart from Westminster, with its own character, governance and powerful legends.
- Learn how this small but mighty square mile challenged royal authority, helped shape England’s laws and democracy, and gave rise to a corporation that would one day build a vast empire.
- Follow the turmoil of the 17th century - fire, plague, and revolution- and see how the city, adopting the dragon as its emblem, rose from the ashes to defend its ancient rights and privileges.
What's Included
Meeting Point
Barbie Green restaurant
Customer Reviews
Fantastic tour and guide. Arjun really tells the “story” of history, making it come alive. Fantastic connections between the past and today, and very fun wide ranging conversations between stops. Highly recommend and would do other tours with Arjun if I was staying longer.
We had an excellent time with this tour, making a deep dive into London’s early history and origens, something other tours not usually tell you. I loved the chosen sites we visited as well, including ancients Roman walls and an amphitheater, that otherwise I would have never known about. Arjun is a very well-prepared guide, you will not regret spending these 2:30h with him.
The tour itself was great, but the best part was the open conversation about history with our guide Arjun between the stops on the tour.
Arjun was an excellent guide. He was very welcoming since the very beginning, and made sure everything was perfect all along the tour. The historical explanation was fantastic, it showed he is really passionate about it. We would definetly recommend booking this tour to get to know how Londinium was founded and got to be "The City" nowadays. Thanks for all, Arjun!
We had a wonderful experience and would totally recomended to everyone who wants to get no know the city!