Honour Oak Park

Day Trip to Brighton

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August 14th 2009
Today was a day trip to Brighton, about a 1 hour train ride south of London. George IV at age 19 decided to move down to Brighton and over many years developed Brighton Pavilion. When he took over from his father as King, he got Nash to work on the building and incorporate new ideas and enhance his seaside retreat. The Pavilion played an important role in his society engagements. After Georg ... 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