Clifford Castle

Gobsmacked in York

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December 19th 2007
Di and I also managed a day-trip to York. Having visited the amazing York Minister (with the great Rose Window celebrating the end of the War of the Roses between the House of Lancaster and House of York), the York Minster Crypt, the Jorvik Museum on the site of an archaeological dig and bringing to life the original Viking City, another archaeological museum, the local markets and the striking Cl ... 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