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The Celts

The Celts were an ancient people that were more a melting pot of different tribes than they were a cohesive society.

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Good things about Britain

Britain sometimes gets a bad press. I thought it might be fair to present some positive aspects of everyday life in modern Britain. It has to be said, that the positives didn’t spring to mind quite as quickly as I would have hoped. So, here in no particular order, are some good things about life in Britain.

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World War 2 The Home Front (Home Life)

In the Present day many of us think that living through the Credit crunch has been one of the most difficult times in our entire lives, worrying where our next meal may come from, if we can afford the next...

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Happy Clampers!  The face of clamper, Jason White, from Whites Car Park Solutions, after enraged victims attacked him with iron bars.  I'd be looking for another job, Jayce!  photo by dailyecho.co.uk71

Life in Modern Britain: 12 Pet Peeves

12 Things I Hate or Dislike in Modern Britain Please note: Not in any order of importance, just as they occur to me. 1) Smoking: I have never held a cigarette between these lips! A few cigars when I was...

6 comments    pet peeves modern britain
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Operation Sealion - how Britain prepared for the Nazi invasion in 1940

As Winston Churchill, the new Prime Minister, put it, “the Battle of France is over, the Battle of Britain is about to begin"

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Working Class Life in the 1930's

The 1930s in England was a time when the Government rode roughshod over the already impoverished working class. Birkenhead where my mum and grandparents lived in the 1930s had the workers and the unemployed...

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World War 2 The Home Front (Rationing)

On September 1st 1939 Hitlers German army without warning invaded Poland sparking the start of World War 2, for 6 long years many battles were fought on air, land and sea all over the globe and millions of...

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Can you really call yourself a Patriot

Are you a patriot or not a patriot? If you're a patriot then you would be out daily spreading the truth about the Obama government and his socialist agenda. Some of the things you would be doing is blogging,...

3 comments    politics obama barack obama
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World War 1 Weapons

The German Army (The Axis) In 1914 at the Outbreak of World War 1, the German Army was the strongest in Europe; Germany knew that war was immanent and had been preparing for many years before The Great War...

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The Worst Woman in the World

Vote below for your favorite candidate for "Worst Woman in the World." For anyone inclined to accuse me of misogyny, I promise a future hub offering the opportunity to vote for the "Worst Man in the World." ...

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