Blenheim Double-Headed Eagle Gates

Chasing Churchill

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August 25th 2007
One the Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, I made the trip to Blenheim Palace with some friends, including the super-cute baby Jonah, who's getting more entertaining all the time. First piece of essential information: it's pronounced "BLEN-um," said very quickly. Secondly, it's the estate of the Marlboroughs (pronounced "MAAAH-bruh). And thirdly, it's the birthplace of Sir Winson Church ... 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