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St Stephen's Day - December 26th

December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stephen was one of the early disciples who joined the Church in Jerusalem when it was in its infancy following the Ascension of Jesus...

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21 Free Things to Do in Boston

This is a list and guide of Free Things to do in Boston while visiting - the list includes museums, tours, events, entertainment, places to eat and lots more.

34 comments    travel boston harvard
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King Henry VIII and his six wives - love, marriage, and children

Every English schoolchild knows the rhyme, "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived", about, in turn, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. This article is about Henry the man - his loves, his wives, his children. Famous for having six wives, Henry is said to be the only English King to have had more wives than mistresses.

29 comments    history king henry viii tudor
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Affordable Travel Due To A Recession

For last several years the weak US dollar has made travel abroad unpleasantly expensive for Americans. Today, thanks to the financial crisis worldwide and stronger US dollar, for Americans many foreign...

15 comments    money travel recession
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How to Find A High Paying London Job

As in America, online job search engines seem to have become increasingly popular and in London and surrounding areas. Several such job search engines are...

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The Russell Group - Best Universities in the UK

Which are the Best Universities in Great Britain? If you want to see the list of the Russell Group of universities just scroll down the page. Back in the 'good old days' everyone knew that Oxford and...

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Ten Weird Taxes You Probably Aren't Paying

A lot of people around the world aren't happy about the taxes they are paying. This article looks on the bright side! Here are ten very odd, weird taxes you almost certainly aren't paying....

64 comments    history tax taxes
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England! Great Britain! United Kingdom! What does it all mean?

The names currently used are "The Kingdom of Great Britain" "The United Kingdom" (UK) and also "Great Britain"! Confused!? The United Kingdom is a union of four constituent countries: England, Northern...

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Anglo-Saxon History

The Anglo Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government, art, and a fairly large amount of literature. Many people believe that the culture then...

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Sleeper Train to Scotland

I recently travelled by train with my husband from our home on the south coast of England to Edinburgh. This is a very busy time for us, so we decided to travel on the sleeper train from London to Edinburgh....

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