A pleasant afternoon in the graveyard

The Happy Return

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June 13th 2007
I have to admit that there was a small lump in my throat as our flight from Paris descended to Manchester airport. All that I could see through the occasional gaps in the clouds were patches of green - bits of English countryside. I (Richard) had not seen this shade of green since leaving England in 1964. An hour later, we were driving northwards on the M6 to the Lakes District and I spent my firs ... 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