Презентация на тему к уроку Culture Corner6, Liquid history, The River Themes

so the Thames provided a major highway between London

and many parts of the country. People could also send supplies of food and other goods to and from London by boat.

In times of war, London was protected from sea attacks because they built castles and forts at the mouth of the river. People from the London area got their drinking water from the Thames, and thirsty cows and sheep were a common sight along its banks.

the Thames became one of the busiest waterways in

the world. Factories made and exported goods of all kinds. So people became rich and many of them built beautiful houses along the banks of the river. The famous writer Charles Dickens spent part of his childhood there and later wrote about the Thames in his books.