Matt, circa 1765

Bath - Romans and Regency

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November 29th 2016
Geo: 51.4352, -2.00278We were so excited, when we woke, to find frost on the ground and icicles on the former windows. As the sun came up, we scampered outside to see the Cherhill White Horse, carved into the chalk hills behind our cottage, and the Lansdowne monument (38m stone obelisk), both 18th century works. Breakfast of eggs on toast, kindly provided by our hostess, then out the door. We ... 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