Big Ben
The sweeping view of the Docklands, the City's
cluster of towers, the dome of St Paul's and, upriver
around a curve in the Thames, the pinnacles of the Read Big Ben London Attraction
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The National Gallery of London
"The National Gallery
has flourished since its inception in the early 19th century.
In 1824 George IV persuaded a reluctant government
to buy 38 major Read National Gallery of London
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Tower of London
Tower of London is one of the most essential sights
in London and a window into a fascinating history.
It corresponds to every myth ever invented
about England.
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Westminster
Westminster was founded on religion. On the
boggy banks of the Tyburn river, more than 2 miles (3 km) upstream
from the busy walled London.
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Stonehenge
There are problems with Stonehenge
not just the age old problems of interpreting Europe's
best known ancient site, but modern problems of security
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London St. Paul's sits marooned in a green churchyard. Twin
towers guard the west front, built in 1707 the northern tower
houses the largest bell. Read
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Lundy
Island
This little, windswept, granite island lies at the mouth of
the Bristol Channel where it meets the
Atlantic Ocean. Only 5 kilometres (3 miles) long by
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Canterbury
Chief of the many treasures in the city of Canterbury
is the cathedral, Mother Church
of the Church of England and seat of its premier archbishop.
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Buckingham
Palace
Bought by George III in 1762, the building was overhauled
by Nash in the late 1820s, and again by Aston
Webb in time for George V's coronation in
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1920s
The political situation during the 1920s was extremely complex. In foreign affairs,
it was soon discovered that all had not been solved by the First World War
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1920s Fashion
Clothing for both sexes underwent a revolution in the 1920s.
Styles were produced that had never been seen before, and which frequently shocked
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1930s Fashion
Nearly everyone, male and female, wore a hat or cap when going out,
for instance, and men only sat in their shirtsleeves in the privacy of their own homes.
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1950s
If a time traveller
from the present day could be taken to a British town in 1950, he would immediately notice the
dilapidated, unpainted buildings and the shabbily
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1950s |
1970s
The emergence of Mrs Thatcher as Conservative Prime Minister
(1979) provided to some a necessary order, “the return to the old values, the home coming for
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1970s |
Medieval
The Saxons were defeated by Norman invaders from northern France in 1066. England was then ruled by a
Norman king (William I) and, his barons. For the next 400
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Roman London
The Roman invasion camp
There is one certain fact about the origin of London: it was founded by the
Romans sometime between AD 43 when they initiated
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Queen Victoria
Victoria was Queen of Great Britain for 64 years, from 1837 to 1901.
Hers was the longest reign of any monarch in British history.
We call British people of that
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Viking
Who were the Vikings?
The word `Viking' meant `sea robber'. It was the name given to
people who sailed to Britain from Norway, Sweden and Denmark more than a
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William I
Following his coronation on Christmas Day 1066, at Westminster Abbey, William sent his Norman
soldiers to every part of the kingdom. Their task
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