Reverting to the mid 19th century..."Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter on 29 June 1858, after a visit to the newly-built SS Great Eastern: ‘We were half poisoned by the dreadful smell of the Thames – which is such that I felt quite sick when I came home, and people cannot live in their houses."
Reverting to the mid 19th century..."Queen Victoria wrote to her daughter on 29 June 1858, after a visit to the newly-built SS Great Eastern: ‘We were half poisoned by the dreadful smell of the Thames – which is such that I felt quite sick when I came home, and people cannot live in their houses."
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