ABSTRACT
From the Norman invasion, London became a city which attracted a series of migrant communities which established its history as a migrant hub until the present day. The level of persecution may differ from that experienced by newcomers in the post-War period, but the increasing level of control which newcomers to London face, resembles that of their medieval predecessors. The uniqueness of London lies in its long history of immigration, the fact that it counts far more migrants than other British cities as a percentage of its population, and, in the twenty-first century, increasing diversity. Alternatively, one could argue that the British capital forms a central point in the system of international migration in the modern world, because of its importance as a global capital, in which its role as the centre of a global empire proved the decisive turning point, whether during the nineteenth century, or even dating back to the eighteenth century or before.
