Detail from a print, dated 1576, showing a crowd of Londoners witnessing the burning of the Protestant martyr, John Rogers, in 1555

    Cultures & communities

    As a great trading city and centre of government, medieval London attracted people from all over England and abroad, either as short-term visitors or to settle.

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    Anglo-Saxons
    Jews
    Migration
    Normans
    Vikings
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