London's Strangest: The Thames: Extraordinary but true stories (Strangest)

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A collection of humorous historical tales of London's main waterway, 'liquid history'
the 19th-century MP JOhn Burns described the thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Loninium in 43 AD, the river hads 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 over the centuries that have occurred 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, the River thames really has witnessed it all.

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Iain Spragg is a sports journalist and author with 20 years experience. He has written for a wide range of national newspapers including the Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph, while his book credits include Twickenham:100 Years of Rugby's HQ, The World Cup in 100 Objects and Cycling's Strangest Tales.