London

Type Object Region Europe Time c. 1121–1130

In the 1120s London was the political and commercial capital of Norman England, housing the Westminster administrative center, the Tower of London, a…

Timeline

c. 1121–1125London · LondonUnder Henry I, London consolidated as England's administrative and financial center, with clear division of labor between Westminster and the City of London, as royal itinerant travel decreased and permanent governance increased.
c. 1125–1130London Bridge area on the Thames · LondonThames bridges and the river port made London a meeting point of inland and overseas trade, through which Flemish wool and continental goods circulated, while the city's population and handicrafts continued to expand.

Sources

London: The Biography — Peter Ackroyd (2000)
The Oxford History of Medieval England — Nigel Saul (1997)