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Somerset History - Viking Attacks and Shoes

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August 7th 2021
We had made the long journey to Devon (with a stop half way) yesterday. Well I say "Devon" and we had touted our staycation this year being to Devon, but we had spent the night in Taunton, which we discovered was actually in Somerset. Not that it mattered. I got up early, which is my usual routine for some sunrise photography, and I headed to Glastonbury, which is not too far from Taunton, espe ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more