York's wall

June 25th: the grand ol duke of York, he had 10,000 men... he must have been a bit of a goer

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July 2nd 2012
June 25th: Off to York, experienced the "get kids ready for school" morning pandemonium that Emma had warned me about, then headed off to the station and (afer chucking some money across to my HSBC acount) travelled from Leeds through to York. Once again experienced that instant familiarity which will of course be missing (for better or worse) once I stop visiting places that I've been to b ... 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