St. Mary's Abbey

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March 24th 2009
<span><span>The first place I visited was Clifford’s Tower, which is a stronghold built on a hill. It wasn’t very large and I decided not to go inside, but I sat on a bench nearby to eat a sandwich while I looked at it. The next place I went was the Jorvik Viking Center. The main feature of Jorvik is an underground ride through a recreation of what York was like 1,000 years ago. I ... 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