Author: Muriel Schmidt

Unfortunately, people have always fed pigeons in London. Ever since the old days, citizens have delighted in feeding these birds. However, this practice is now banned in places like Trafalgar Square. In fact, all over London, people are discouraged from feeding pigeons. Are you allowed to feed pigeons in London? While it is not against […]

The Romans founded London as Londinium in 47 AD, later building a bridge over the River Thames and establishing the settlement as a port with roads leading to other outposts in Roman Britain. As the largest Roman city in Britannia, London remained under Rome’s authority until 410 AD, a very substantial stretch of time. What […]

The Globe is the theatre most commonly associated with the performance of Shakespeare’s plays. It was erected in 1599 on the south bank of the Thames by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, and it became their main performance space until it was destroyed by a fire on June 29, 1613. What London theater is most associated […]

Ancient Romans founded a port and trading settlement called Londinium in 43 A.D., and a few years later a bridge was constructed across the Thames to facilitate commerce and troop movements. When did the Romans come to London? AD 43The Romans arrived in England about about 2,000 years ago. They called London ‘Londinium’. The Romans […]

1592. By 1592, aged 28, Shakespeare was in London and already established as both an actor and a dramatist. He is first mentioned as a man of the theatre by the poet and dramatist Robert Greene, in Greenes, Groats-Worth of Witte published that year. What did Shakespeare do when he arrived in London? London theater […]

Bishopsgate The first record we have of William Shakespeare in London is of him living in Bishopsgate in 1596. No-one knows how long he resided there but he was definitely living in the parish of St Helens, as according to the parish records he was assessed on goods valued at £5 and taxed 5 shillings. […]

Your course is three years in length so for UK students the total tuition will be not less than £27,750. For international students, the total tuition will be not less than £68,400. For international students, please note that we are likely to increase your fees year-on-year by a cost of living amount. How much is […]