Napton

Snowden: Storms, Wind, Rainbows and Buffalos

---

July 8th 2011
Darkness formed around me. Like an apocalyptic vision, the late afternoon sunshine faded and great, black, mountainous clouds grew above. The clouds swirled and expanded until, in one great release, a single streak of lightning launched itself to the ground, hopefully smiting some layabout who happened to be stealing lead from a church roof at the time. I felt, just for a few seconds, that I wa ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Warwickshire » Southam

---

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