During the mid-19th century, a disease- and waste-infested portion of this river emitted a scent referred to as the "Great Stink."
In June 1982, the corpse of Banco Ambrosiano chairman Roberto Calvi was found hanging from a bridge over this river. Children nicknamed "mudlarks" would enter this river at low tide to scavenge its garbage. According to a John Burns quote, the "Mississippi is muddy water, but [this river] is liquid history." This river regularly froze over during the Little Ice Age, allowing peasants to hold (*) "frost fairs" on its frozen surface. During the mid-19th century, a disease- and waste-infested portion of this river emitted a scent referred to as the "Great Stink." George Frideric Handel composed the Water Music for a monarch's pleasure barge outing on this river. Viking attacks on this river's banks are the possible inspiration for a folk song that describes a bridge over it as "falling down, falling down." For 10 points, name this river that flows through London.
In June 1982, the corpse of Banco Ambrosiano chairman Roberto Calvi was found hanging from a bridge over this river.
the River Thames