Chapel that was built after an ancestor of this estate supposedly escaped capture by throwing his cap into the river so his pursuers thought he drowned

"Moor" fun in Devon

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April 27th 2007
Hello again, friends and family! It's been awhile since I've updated, I know, but typing a blog and uploading pictures while traveling is quite near impossible. I barely had time to keep up with my hand-written diary during this last month of traveling, as it was! But I arrived, safe and sound, in Winchester last Sunday and have been unpacking, recuperating and frantically writing essays ever ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon

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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