Richard III in his castle

England etceteras

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August 15th 2014
We have made the most of our last couple of days in England with a number of unplanned bonus activities. We spent our last morning in the Lakes district exploring the evocative Castlerigg Stone Circle, a Bronze Age circle of about 40 stones, set on a flat grassy area surrounded by gorgeous peaks. There were huge drifts of Turneresque cloud over the fells and it was not difficult to imagine the ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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