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Family matters

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September 19th 2006
So - my brother has arrived!!! Decided to do something terribly, terribly English on his first day, so we headed to the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace (did not see Christopher Robin or Alice). I was amazed by how many people were there to watch it, and how many guards and other support people are involved in the 'changing', given that there are only two actual guards at the palac ... 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