Kew Gardens: Flora from around the world
A second half hour compilation of relaxing , chill out music videos focusing on plants, art and monuments. Take it
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Japanese Gardens
A second half hour compilation of relaxing , chill out music videos focusing on plants, art and monuments. Take it
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Gothic Mysteries of Whitby
The ruined gothic Whitby Abbey towers over the town. It was founded by an abbotess called St Hilda but ever since Henry VIII ran amok through the country’s monasteries and stripped them of their wealth, it has remained in ruins.
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John Cabot and a Tale of 2 Towers
John Cabot – or Giovanni Caboto in Italian, meaning either “coastal seaman”, or, according to some “big head” – was born in Genoa c.1450. In 1476 he married a young woman called Mattea and, after travelling widely as a merchant, they moved to England and settled in the port of Bristol which was the second-largest seaport in England at that time. From then on his explorations were made under the English flag and Bristol was his base.
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Parker’s Piece: Cambridge Rules and the Birthplace of Modern Football
In the first half of the 19th century students from various English public schools and universities began playing various football games at Parker’s Piece. There was no standard set of rules for these games.
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