# London bombings (2005)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/2005-london-bombings
Categories: main-event

Four suicide bombers attacked public transport, killing fifty-two victims. Within the broader Postwar & Modern UK period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 7 July 2005 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The attacks transformed domestic counter-terrorism policy and public debate over security and extremism.

## Why it matters
The attacks transformed domestic counter-terrorism policy and public debate over security and extremism.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — London bombings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=London+bombings&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — London bombings](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=London+bombings)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)