Sing all a Green Willow

"The Blast of War"

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January 27th 2008
Yesterday we journeyed back in time first to World War II and then further back to the time of Shakespeare and then to the time of Henry V. Coventry was our first stop. Coventry had been a large center of production during World War II, and on the night of November 14, 1940, Coventry was bombed nearly to the ground by the German air force. One of the buildings that was destroyed was the Coventr ... 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