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Return to England - Leeds to London, Friday 2010 September 10

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September 10th 2010
As forecast, it was raining in Harrogate this morning, which made me rethink my day, even before I got up. The forecast was for “drenching rain” in Leeds. Perhaps I would just go to London rather than walk up to Weetwood Hall in heavy rain. But, by the time I had eaten breakfast, the rain had virtually stopped. So I decided to judge the situation in Leeds. Thankfully, that was the end of the ... 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