The terrible events at Silvertown's TNT factory Get the facts The 'Princess Alice' The passenger steamship that collided with a collier in 1878 killing over 600 peopleThe Great Fire of London The fire devastated Stuart London, destroying 80% of the CityVisit a series of galleries Royal Ceremony and Parading on the Thames Throughout the centuries the Thames has been the setting for numerous ceremonial events, particularly royal occasions, such as arrivals, departures, visits, coronations, marriages, funerals, processions and pageantry