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Smelly Facts About London's The Great Stink of 1858
And it was—but it was also the time of the Great Stink, a two-month stretch of 1858 in which London's primary water source, the River Thames, was so full of untreated sewage baking in the sun ...
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Bare knuckles, hard liquor and Victorian hipsters: how ‘A Thousand Blows’ made 19th century London cool
I love that energy.’ Researching A Thousand Blows, Knight eschewed dusty accounts of Victorian London to create a modern take on historical facts. ‘History books take the facts and present ...
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1. Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London - Part 1
Download (mp3) 'Loaves of bread…' - full vocal Download (mp3) 'Loaves of bread…' - backing track Download (pdf) 'Loaves of bread…' - music 2: Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London - Part 2.