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| It is easy to walk around London just staring at the profusion of extraordinary buildings in a city that has existed since pre-Christian times, but to get a real flavour of the nation, its heritage and place in history you have to dive into some of its unique attractions. |
| Top of your list must be the royal palaces, and top of that list has to be William The Conqueror's watchtower, the Tower of London, out at Tower Hill in the City. The Crown Jewels may be utterly spectacular but more interesting still are the stories surrounding the Tower - Traitor's Gate, the death of the little princes - the stuff of legend. |
| To write a "brief history of London" is almost as impossible as asking a thirsty man not to drink cool water in the middle of the Sahara. How can you be brief about a city that first appeared as a small Roman military base during their invasion of Britain a mere 43 years after the death of Christ? |
| It soon became a port of some importance but suffered a major set back in 61 A.D. when it was burnt to the ground Boudica, queen of a warring British tribe who took strong exception to the presence of the Romans in their country. It was rebuilt and through time "Londinium" became a centre of considerable importance with a population of over 60,000 people living in fairly splendid surroundings with public baths, paved streets, temples and villas. |
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| There, if I could but find it, is my self, There, in that darkness who I want to be, There, silent, hidden, is the secret wealth That is the spirit, my true destiny. Be not surprised if one day I break this shell: I wish to find the heaven in my hell. |
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