London By facebooker_1238794596182834 43 Settlement 122 Forum 214 London becomes capital 490 Saxons Jan 1, 604 First Bishop of London Jan 1, 650 Market active Jan 1, 851 Vikings Jan 1, 886 Alfred the Great Sep 4, 925 Coronation May 1, 1016 Batlle of Brenfort Dec 25, 1066 William the Conqueror Jan 1, 1078 Tower of London Jan 1, 1099 Westminster Hall Jan 1, 1176 London Bridge Jul 16, 1263 Rebels Jan 1, 1265 Covent Garden market Jan 1, 1471 Wars of Roses Period: Jan 1, 1485 to Jan 1, 1603 Tudor London Period: Jan 1, 1603 to Jan 1, 1714 Stuard London Sep 2, 1666 Great Fire of London Jan 1, 1707 Act of Union Jan 1, 1708 St.Pauls Cathedral Jan 1, 1762 Buckigham Palace Jan 1, 1836 First Railway Jul 17, 1914 Windzors Jan 1, 1948 Allyn Olympacs