Blackpool in the Winter

Notes from a Small Island

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January 8th 2007
JUST like the Americans who go about asking questions like: "Ohhhh you're from Londoooooon, in Englaaaaand. Do you know a guy called Steve?" People around the world know very little about our small little island, close to Europe - but not quite. close to the bloke looking for Steve - but not quite. There is the Queen, The Beatles and perhaps Tony Blair (who is then only normally mention ... 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