But, ifyoulookatthemapofLondoncraftedby a carefulcartographer, thatmapwillhave a one-squaremileholenearthemiddle--it's herewheretheCityofLondonlivesinsideofthecitynamedLondon.
TheMayoroftheCityofLondonhas a fancytitle 'TheRightHonourable, theLordMayorofLondon' tomatchhisfancyoutfit. Healsogetstoridein a goldencarriageandworkin a GuildhallwhilethemayorofLondonhastowear a suit, ride a bikeandworkinanofficebuilding.
A thousandyearsaftertheRomans (yetstill a thousandyearsago) whenWilliamtheConquerorcametoGreatBritaintoconqueroreverythingandbeginmodernBritishhistoryhefoundtheCityofLondon, withitssturdywallsmorechallengingtodefeatthanfarmersonopenfields.
Thisstarted a thousand-yearlongtraditionwherebyMonarchsalwaysreconfirmedthat 'yes' theCityofLondonis a special, uniqueplacethatisbestlefttoitsownbusiness, whilesimultaneouslydistrustingit.
Many a monarchthoughttheCityofLondonwastoopowerfulandrich. Andoneevenbuilt a newCapitalcitynearby, namedWestminster, tocompetewiththeCityofLondonandhopefully, suckpowerandwealthawayfromit. ThiswasthestartofthesecondLondon.
Butconspiracytheoriesaside, theCityofLondonisnotanindependentnationliketheVaticanis, nomatterhowmuchyoumightreaditontheInternet, ratherit's a uniqueplaceintheUnitedKingdomwith a longandverycomplicatedhistory.