Bodleian Library

Oxford

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April 13th 2009
Oxford - bookish, conservative, closeted and elite. Thirty Nine Colleges make up the University, with the oldest being 750 years. We saw most of the sites, including Christ Church College which was founded in 1525 and includes the Tom Tower which was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Albert Einstein, John Locke, WH Auden and Lewis Carol studied here (as well as 13 prime ministers). Magdalen ... 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