r/UKhistory

My 9 year old daughter asked how old London was the other day. I told her I thought at least 2000 years old, and later I went looking for a YouTube video about the overall history of the London - but most of what I found seemed likely to be AI created videos. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a video about the history of London from whatever we think its first settlement was to the modern day that's not using a bunch of AI created imagery/narration?

Edit: I just wanted to say thank you so much for all the replies/ help to understand the history surrounding Oliver Cromwell, I really appreciate all the information, I’ve found more helpful information from this post than hours of trying to look into it myself!!

A bit of context, I’m a descendant of his through his eldest daughter.

As Oliver Cromwell is quite a well known guy, I’m hoping his ancestors have been recorded and traced, so me and my family can understand a bit more of our own ancestors, the problem is online the oldest ancestor of his I can find is Thomas Cromwell and a slight mention of links to a king of Scotland.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Hope you have a wonderful evening, afternoon or morning!

I’m looking into a locally known title/style called the Duke of Worcestershire, reportedly connected with Worcestershire Hall, the Alister-Windsor name, and an estate office sometimes described as a Principal Stewardship or wardenship.

I’m trying to separate local tradition from verifiable published history. Has anyone come across references to this in Worcestershire local-history publications, estate histories, county directories, manorial records, or old newspaper coverage?

Search terms I’m working with include:

• Duke of Worcestershire
• Alister-Windsor
• Worcestershire Hall
• Principal Steward
• Wardenship of Worcestershire Hall

Any pointers to books, catalogues, archives, or newspaper titles to check would be appreciated.

I was thinking about how I work in IT and payroll and honestly, even though my dad used to do a similar job, he is now 78 and the industry has changed so much its unrecognisable to him. I was wondering, has technology and practices always moved that fast?

So if you took a blacksmith or farmer from the 1500s and dropped them into a forge or farm in 1600, would it be a massive technological shock? Would they be able to use the forge or farm to produce something useful?

My dad has been out of accounting and payroll for about 15 years and if you put him in front of a modern system, his experience wont help him, you arent getting anything useful!