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Blenheim Palace & Cotswolds

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July 30th 2014
Today we visited Churchill's grave in Bladon and then saw the Blenheim Palace where he was born in 1874, 2 months prematurely while his parents were visiting his Uncle, Duke of Marlborough. Blenheim Palace is England's largest palace & it was really beautiful. It is enormous; the current Duke and his fourth wife live there most of the year. The dining room which seats 40 is always used by the ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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