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Ceremony and catastrophe

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Freak weather and the port  
Freak weather and the port
Two particular types of weather have left their mark on London - frost and floods
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The 'Princess Alice' tragedy
More than 600 people died in the worst ever disaster on a British waterway
  The 'Princess Alice' tragedy
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Fires in the port  
Fires in the port
From the Great Fire of London to the Blitz, London has suffered some devastating fires
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The state funeral of Lord Nelson, 5-9 January 1806
Britain's greatest naval hero is buried in London
  The state funeral of Lord Nelson, 5-9 January 1806
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London's biggest explosion  
London's biggest explosion
The terrible events at Silvertown's TNT factory
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The 'Princess Alice'  
The 'Princess Alice'
The passenger steamship that collided with a collier in 1878 killing over 600 people
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The Great Fire of London
The fire devastated Stuart London, destroying 80% of the City
  The Great Fire of London
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Royal Ceremony and Parading on the Thames  
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
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What was London's worst peace-time disaster?

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Put these London disasters in chronological order
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