Jorvik 3

Churches, Castles and Vikings

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December 5th 2011
I did not get up as early as I was originally planning to but I did manage to wake up in time to have breakfast at the hostel. My first stop of the day was York Minster. It is a working Church, that apparently costs 20,000 per day to run. While I was there the choir (which was quite full) was practicing ‘Most Highly Favored Lady’ which is a really pretty song. I walked through the church and t ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » York

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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