Bath to Glastonbury

Bath to Glastonbury

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July 19th 2010
Geo: 51.1474, -2.71778Glastonbury, EnglandWe arrived in Glastonbury about 1:20 for a lunch break. Glastonbury Abbey was founded around 700 AD. It is associated with the legend of King Arthur. In 1191 legend says that the monks found the buried remains of King Author and Queen Guinevere. In 1278 they were re-buried in the chancel in the presence of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor. The place is ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Somerset » Glastonbury

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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