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Really good collection of sea shanties The 10 Manliest High Tide Sea Shanties | The Art of Manliness

Here is a good list of Music Jane Austen would have heard/sung/played. Jane Austen Music

1. The British 400 yard Gold medalists won a rerun final running alone as the 3 Americans boycotted the re-run. 2. The American tug of war team accused the British team of  cheating by wearing special boots whien in fact they were all Policemen wearing their work shoes. 3. Champagne was served as refreshment for the Marathon 4. The Marathon was stretched from 25 to 26 miles and 300 odd yards because the Princess wanted it to start underneath the Royal Nursery in Windsor.  5. Women participated for the first time. 6. The Winter Olympics were held in Kensington 7 There were medals for Watercolouring and running deer shootting 8 the Oldest goldmedalist was 68 London’s Olympics, 1908 | History Today

John White and John Smith - I think I have them combined as one in my mind. White was the grandfather of Virginia Dare, and governor of Roanoke, Raleigh's colony in America.  John Smith is the  governor of James Town and friend of Pocahontas. White was also a skilled watercolour painter. Res Obscura: Images of a New World: the Watercolors of John White

According to Wikipedia Shad Thames is named after St Johns at Thames Church, but across the river: Shadwell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: EtymologyIn the 13th century, the area was known as Scadflet and Shatfliet[1] – derived from the Anglo-Saxon fleot, meaning a shallow creek or bay – the land was a low lying marsh.[2] A spring, issuing from near the south wall of the churchyard was dedicated to St Chad, and filled a nearby well.[3] The origin of the name is therefore confused, being associated with both the earlier use and the later well. Shadwell was formerly called Chadwelle.[4] I think it much more likely that  they both derive from a similar source, and shallow creek does fit.

Interesting book about the London Rich. Goodreads | The London Rich: The Creation of a Great City, from 1666 to the Present by Peter Thorold — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

London's elite 'pushed out of exclusive postcodes by super rich' | Money | The Guardian