The Growth of London: Every Year

The growth of London from its origins as a Roman town, to the modern megacity of today.

* = Until the late 19th century, the boundaries shown are the 'Parishes', the smallest unit of government in England. From 1894 these were gradually replaced by council districts.

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Original Map:

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Music:
Marten Moses - ES_Highway of Tears
Marten Moses - The One Who Almost Got Away
Marten Moses - Dna

[OllieBye]

So as you may have guessed, this look a lot longer than expected (I've been working on it since early November last year). I may do more city videos in future (New York is likely to be the next one), but if I do I'll treat it as a long-term project and upload smaller videos in between. Thanks for watching!

[GandalfGreyhame]

_industrial revolution starts_
London to the surrounding countryside: *om nom nom*

[ShouldOfStudiedForTheTest]

I have no meme to think of, so I honestly just wanted to say that your maps are awesome and you somehow always nail new topics.

[takshashila]

The colour scheme is light and hence looks fresh and much more attractive to watch, well done!

[WTFCDFoxy]

Industrialisation: *happens*
Green colors: *may we introduce ourselves*

[TheFreshSpam]

To anyone who thinks this is over generalised work. It's really isnt. It's highly detailed. I know the history of my area and the land and I saw it develop exactly the way it should have. Well done

[michaelweir]

Ollie, I've known your channel since the first year you've been making videos. I'll be honest, I was a little dismissive of your videos early on, like that they were cute but not particularly informative or containing much historical value beyond painting a map. Now, seeing how far you've come and how much amazing detail you can find and put into your videos you've proves me wrong in so many ways and I couldn't be happier. Thanks for keeping on doing what you love, putting as much work and research into your projects as you do and continuing to teach your audience. This video sets a new standard for what we can expect from these kinds of videos, and I'm looking forward to seeing what amazing work you can put out next.

[thetruth]

If my parents had moved to London in the early 1970s when house prices were low and the population down to 7.5 million they would have become property millionaires.

[kiwibeca]

I found this when I was searching for any sort of guidance as to how big London was in Jane Austen’s time; (I'm doing Pride and Prejudice as part of a senior English course, and am a New Zealander who’s not yet had the pleasure of visiting London or the UK or Ireland.) I'm flabbergasted by how rapidly London grew after Austen’s time, especially during the Victorian era. Jane Austen wouldn't have recognised Victorian London. Thank you so much for making this. It's improved my understanding of London considerably. ❤

[GiaLogous]

Damn... the plague and the War of the Roses sure hit hard

[flobbingdonkey]

Fun fact - when you see "London" on the motorway telling you how many miles it is till you get there, its actually measuring how long it is to Charing cross. And it measures it there because some royal used to receive messengers at Charing cross from across the realm and is thus considered the place where London meets the outside world.

[jacobgorokhovsky]

Really liked the incredible graphics and animations, Its crazy to see how much London has grown since Roman Times. Great Job, Keep up the good work!

[BamberdittoPingpong]

Amazing how much London has spread. Seemed so large during the Victorian era but now that size looks small.

I was in London in October 2015 and explored a bit of the countryside as well. Would really love to go back again

[BygoneChina]

Absolutely incredible video! Thanks so much for the effort in creating it - so interesting to see the expansion of my hometown over 2, 000 years!

[HiimamNoah]

The fact you managed to find all the data is incredible!

[dominiksucic]

broo, the ammount of details and so good editing, this is beyond perfect

[antoninuslarpus]

Last time I was this early. Ollie had finished his 1st 'History of the World'

[NotFinnish]

"You're not useless"
Me: British Isles ranking for london

[mbathroom]

Last time I was this early, londinium still existed. Also amazing job, ollie, starting off the year well

[eyuin]

Happy New Years Ollie. Glad to see you back!