Hyde Park swans

Searching for a quiet spot

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May 5th 2008
Monday was a bank holiday and Hampstead Heath was more people than grass. Picknickers, dog-walkers, and a dozen kite flyers competed for space on Parliament Hill. This guy (pictured) was apparently having none of it, and had found his own quiet corner where he could read in peace. Of course so many kites in one place was bound to end badly. One green kite was making wild sweeps across the hillside ... 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