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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

Every November, the city stages the lord mayor's show, the world's oldest civic...

[Narrator] Every November, the city stages the lord mayor's show, the world's oldest civic procession

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- [Narrator] Every November,
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the city stages the lord mayor's show,
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the world's oldest civic procession.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:20
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
- The city of London has long had this curious legal status, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:20
- The city of London has long had this curious legal status,
- [Narrator] To this day, the City of London is exempt - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- [Narrator] To this day, the City of London is exempt
Its political system derives from the Middle Ages. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
Its political system derives from the Middle Ages.
The city's electorate is dominated not by its residents, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
The city's electorate is dominated not by its residents...
Its lord mayor is selected by the heads of medieval guilds. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Its lord mayor is selected by the heads of medieval guilds.
- They have a representative in the House of Commons - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- They have a representative in the House of Commons
Apart from the clerks of the House of Commons, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Apart from the clerks of the House of Commons,
- [Narrator] The City of London - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:14
- [Narrator] The City of London
- The Corporation of London, clearly, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:16
- The Corporation of London, clearly,
But I don't know if anyone who has studied, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
But I don't know if anyone who has studied,
Some people assume or surmise - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
Some people assume or surmise
It is able in one way or another to shape British policy, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
It is able in one way or another to shape British policy,
- Clement Attlee, the prime minister - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- Clement Attlee, the prime minister
"Over and over again, we have seen that there is, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
"Over and over again, we have seen that there is,
"The City of London, a convenient term for a collection - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
"The City of London, a convenient term for a collection
"Those who control money can pursue a policy - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
"Those who control money can pursue a policy
- [Narrator] At the heart of the City of London - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] At the heart of the City of London
It is also a financial regulator. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
It is also a financial regulator.
At the demise of empire, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
At the demise of empire,
In 1972, the Bank of England issued a license - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
In 1972, the Bank of England issued a license