History Lesson
The podcast teaching us the history lessons we all should know.
History Lesson
Episode 5- The Princess Alice Boat Disaster
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Largely forgetten by history, but not us, The Princess Alice Disaster was the deadliest boat crash inland of the British Isles. Explore the dangerous lack of regulations in Victorian London that led to the death of over 600 people on the River Thames with Hunter and Shyanne.
Source List:
https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/what-were-londons-pleasure-gardens/
https://www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/journal/history/pounds-shillings-and-pence/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44800309
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