The industrial revolution

Britain: CLOSED Oct - Apr

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March 21st 2006
Oh well...here it is - the last blog. It's Sunday evening - the day before WORK !!! Six months off....it feels like going back to school after the summer holidays :O( Anyway....we came back from travelling with a month to go, and whilst we were away we hatched a plan to go and see a bit more of the UK. It's funny - but whilst travelling, it's very easy to romantise about being 'back home'. T ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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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