London covers 600 square miles and has a population of 8.6 million, but only its oldest part, just one square mile in size, is called the City of London. That is where the Romans founded the city of Londinium shortly after they arrived in 43AD. Today, the City of London – or simply “the City” – is the centre of London’s finance industry. The City is where you find the Bank of England, the London Stock Exchange, the investment banks, insurance companies and financial markets. It combines the most modern headquarters buildings with Roman remains and medieval churches, and it is great to explore on foot.

Did you know that, across the UK, only 2.7% of statues are of women who are not either royal or mythical? By my count there are now twenty eight statues of named non-royal women in London. Queens such as Victoria, Elizabeth and Anne have prominent statues and many mythological figures are also represented in female form.