War Memorial

Nearly every village has a war memorial for one of the two World Wars. There are only thirteen in the UK with no deaths in either World War, and we may add there are many tons of very small villages in the UK. These villages are called doubly thankfully villages and have no war memorials. WWI was much more lethal than II; we saw far more dedicated to the 1st than the 2nd. A total of 1.1 million combat casualties occurred in WWI.

Last Days About Stow-on-the-Wold and Stratford Upon Avon

June 17th 2022
Yes, we know you have been disappointed by the lack of Roman ruins pictures. They exist, but are rather disappointing when compared to the continent. We largely do not visit these sights or not burden you with images if we do. We have driven on a Roman road many times near Stow, which Bird routinely appraises me. Our week in the Cotswolds ends tomorrow 20 June and then on to William Shakespeare ... 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

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