The Grave of the Bard -Holy Trinity Church Stratford-upon-Avon

Shakespeare Country

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September 20th 2010
Visited remnants of Sherwood Forest and I mean remnants - the bus sang "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen....... Visited a very pleasant Stratford on Avon - Shakespeare's birthhouse, his church crypt, Anne Hathaway's house, the maul, the picturesque Avon River with the house barges. Had cream tea (scones with berry jam and clotted cream at Broadway in the Cotswolds. Visited picture ... 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