Here is a quick overview of the points he covered in the video:

-City of London (AKA the square mile) is a distinct 1.12 sq. mile autonomous zone that is the historic financial heart of Britain and a dominant world financial center.

-It has a population of 9000 residents, but has a workforce of 676,000 workers daily, that generates 109 billion dollars annually despite its small size.

-Its origins can be traced back to Rome, originally being called the Port of Londinium and quickly became a commmercial hub of the empire.

-Throughout the 9th-11th centuries, it gains collective urban rights through charters by William the Conqueror, King John, and eventually the Magna Carta in 1215.

-In the 15th century, it expanded through the charter of the East India Company, before it was destroyed by a great fire in 1666; eventually bouncing back quickly and founding the Bank of England in 1694.

Go to Pt.2 🙂