The Tower of London

Tower of London

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May 15th 2011
Today I went to the Tower of London. I knew that it was a fortification that was started by William the Conqueror, but I wasn't prepared for what it really is. I for some reason, always thought that it was literally a tower, and it's not. It's a castle. And, it's huge. It's this amazing old building with loads of history. It has many areas that were built in different c ... 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