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Welcome to the My English Journey!
This is a picture of Buckingham Palace like you have probably never seen it. Beyond the cobblestone streets outside Buckingham Palace is a garden that can be seen from the palace. As I waited for the changing of the guard … Continue reading
Posted in London
Tagged London England, Top Places To Visit In The UK, Visit Britain, Visit UK
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A Brief History of Britain
I stood in front of the skeletal remains of St. Andrew’s Cathedral and wondered how this beautiful house of peace overlooking the North Sea could ever have been burned to the ground. I felt the same sense of loss as … Continue reading
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Warwick Castle
See The Castle From The Inside As If You Were There Most castles are more story and stone than actual medieval fortress these days. They take an enormous amount of money to rebuild, maintain and to live in. Almost all … Continue reading
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The Tower of London
The Tower of London attracts more than 2 million visitors a year. It has been a royal residence, a royal mint, a fortress, a prison and a home for the Crown Jewels. It is a palace, a fortress and a … Continue reading
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England – The London Top 11 and More!
London is the number one tourist destination in the world; the heart of western civilization. Some recognize it as the capital of the world. By 1922, “the empire on which the sun never sets” ruled over 22.63% of the globe, … Continue reading
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Windsor Castle
About Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. It was originally built by William the Conqueror over 1,000 years ago. It is the official residence of Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II. Not only a … Continue reading
Posted in Castles, Estates and Royal Houses, London
Tagged British castle, Castle, Castles, London England, Royal Palace, Windsor Castle
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
About On September 5, 1666 a fire started at a bakery on Pudding Lane. It gutted the medieval city of London inside the old Roman city walls. It threatened, but never reached the aristocratic city of Westminster. 13,200 homes were … Continue reading
Posted in Cathedrals, Historical Monument, London
Tagged Cathedral, London, London Attractions, London England, St. Paul's Cathedral, UK Travel
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Verulamium – A Roman Town Near London
About Verulamium was one of the largest cities in Roman-Britain. Today it is known as St. Albans, after the martyred saint who was beheaded in 308 AD on order of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. This site was the center of … Continue reading
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Tagged London England, Roman Britain, Roman Ruin, Roman Ruins, St. Ablans
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Roman Baths
About The Roman Baths in Bath are Britain’s only natural occurring hot springs. Roman baths were common, but most were heated by steam caused by heating the water and circulating it under rooms elevated by stacks of flat rock. Thermal … Continue reading
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Roman Britain
The Romans named the part of Great Britain they controlled ”Britannia”. The inhabitants of Britain prior to the Romans had already established trade and cultural communications with continental Europe, but the Romans introduced new developments in commerce, industry, agriculture and … Continue reading
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