Fairytale castles, giant windmills and goblin school children in Consuegra and Segovia
February 1st 2009 I weighed up my options...On the one hand I could take almost an entire week off from school teaching and get to see some of the most iconic places in Spain, on the other hand, there would be fifty shouting screaming squabbling english and spanish schoolchildren following me round these wonderful places. Although it was made clear that I was not responsable for them, the buzz kill factor still loo
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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more 
