1. LONDON London (London in English) is the capital of England and of the United Kingdom. Placed on the banks of the river Thames in the south-east of the island of Great Britain, his(her,your) establishment dates more than two mileniums behind, it(she) was founded about the year 43 by the Romans by Londinium's name. The heart of the city, the former City of London, still(yet) preserves his(her,your) medieval limits, but, at least, from the 19th century, the name of "London" also has named to the metropolis that has grown around it.