Good question! Manchester had cotton. Birmingham had industry. York had, uh, a cool cathedral. But none of them had the river, the court, and the empire all at once. By the time England became the United Kingdom in 1707, London was already so powerful that moving the capital would have been like trying to move a mountain.
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Plus, London absorbed everything. The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed most of the city? They rebuilt it, but with wider streets and fancier buildings—and then declared themselves the center of everything again. Even the Blitz during WWII couldn’t break its grip. Cities don’t die that easily when they’re full of bankers, politicians, and people who refuse to leave their favorite pub.
