Us at Bamburgh Castle

Edinburgh

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October 7th 2007
In addition to staying the night at Alnwick, we also visited the Alnwick castle which is the first castle we visited on our trip which is still inhabited. This one is inhabited by the Duke of Northumbria. When you go on the tour of the castle, not only do you see paintings of old royality but there are also recent photos everywhere of the current Duke and his family. It was quite a change to wh ... 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