10 Downing Street is one of the UK’s most famous- or, depending on how you look at it- infamous addresses…

In this video, we’ll be looking at the history behind Downing Street, including what existed before its creation, the life of the notorious George Downing (after who the street’s named), and how Number 10 came to find itself at the centre of British politics.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
01:08 Beer & Cock Fighting
02:44 The Dreadful George Downing
06:55 Built on the Cheap
08:57 Mr Chicken & Number 5
10:10 Handing the Keys to Government
12:01 The Hellfire Club
14:00 Expanding Number Ten
16:29 Turbulent Times
20:38 Downing Street Today
22:30 Outro

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Credits:

Music used in this video:

With Shot and Shell (Creative Commons)

Teller or the Tales (Kevin Macleod)

The Colonel (Zachariah Hickman)

Medieval War Drums (Der Wikinger)

Baroque Coffee House (Doug Maxwell, Media Right Productions)

Laendler in C Minor Hess 68 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Dance For Wind Trio (Sir Cubworth)

If I Had a Chicken (Kevin MacLeod)

Ashton Manor - Stings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Baila Mi Cumbia (Jimmy Fontánez, Media Right Productions)

Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Impending Boom by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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Danse Macabre - Isolated Harp by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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Book Bag (E’s Jammy Jams)


Images:

10 Downing Street Image: Number 10 Flicker Account (Creative Commons)

Downing Street letter box image: Defence Imagery (Flickr, Creative Commons): https://www.flickr.com/photos/defence...

Downing Street Garden Image: Number 10 Flicker Account, Creative Commons

Green door image by Rachel Lordan
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