London's Strangest: The Thames

London's Strangest: The Thames
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Publisher : Portico
Total Pages : 133
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ISBN-10 : 9781910232408
ISBN-13 : 1910232408
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Book Synopsis London's Strangest: The Thames by : Iain Spragg

Download or read book London's Strangest: The Thames written by Iain Spragg and published by Portico. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43 AD, the river has played a key cultural and economic, political and social role in the history of England. London's Strangest: The Thames reveals the bizarre, funny and surreal events and episodes that have occurred over the centuries on, beneath and along the banks of the famous waterway. From appearances of the world's first submarine to the raid on the Sex Pistols river concert, Lord Nelson's final journey to John Prescott's watery protest, and even the recent escapades during the floods, the River Thames really has witnessed it all.


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