English history
Do you have one of these? Hai uno di questi? I got a little obsessed with mine. Il mio mi ha un po' ossessionata In fact I got a little obsessed with all my stuff. In verità, tutti i miei...
In December of 1688, the British King James arrived in Paris at the Court of Louis XIV. He was a fugitive. James had been kicked off his throne by the Dutch usurper, William of Orange. Of his vast...
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In 1792, the Highlands of Scotland were being invaded. Men, women and children were being driven off their land. The invaders were sheep, new breeds developed for survival on these mountains....
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History, script Hi, this is Cari. I’m a teacher from the online English school, Englishdom.com. Today, I’m going to chat with you about history. As most people know, history is what’s happened to us...
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NARRATOR: They call it Britain's last great wilderness, a place as beautiful as it is barren. The islands and mountains of Scotland seem to exist on the edge of the imagination. But it...
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As summer drew to a close in 1305, so too, it seemed, did the history of the Scottish crown. King Edward I of England, Longshanks, the Lawgiver, the Hammer of the Scots, could have been forgiven for...
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For almost 20 years in the 17th century, this island was the most secure prison in the entire British Isles. Welcome to the Bass Rock, in the Firth of Forth. Welcome to Scotland's Alcatraz....
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Culloden. In Scotland, no other name casts such a long shadow. The Jacobites' failure to restore Bonnie Prince Charlie to the British throne in 1746 was a catastrophe. While the rest of...
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60. Appendix. A History of English Speaking Canada English speaking Canada is a new nation that has undergone constant evolution. The first inhabitants of the area that is now Canada came from Asia...
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Pikachu jumbo retirement memory, ANA Pokemon Jet History On September 30, 2013, Pokemon jet "Pikachu jumbo" of ANA finished the last flight and retired. Pokemon jet of Boeing 747...
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