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English Stately Homes & Gardens: D Links to the grand old homes and gardens of England starting with the letter D.
Two Frank Lloyd Wright Houses Frank Lloyd Wright created two versions of the Tudor style Nathan G. Moore House. Here's a comparison.
Nottingham - More Than Just Robin Hood Nottingham is most famous for its associations with the medieval outlaw Robin Hood. Less well known is that this friendly city in the heart of England is also a haven for shoppers, night-club goers and lovers of cuisine, culture and sport.
Links And Information About The Heart Of England The Heart of England is a fascinating place to visit. This section gives you information to help you make the most of your visit.
The Domain of Arnheim - Edgar Allan Poe Read "The Domain of Arnheim" by Edgar Allan Poe.
Gothic arch: a mysterious new building Luis Bunuel would've loved
SOME BUILDINGS make you wonder. Consider the four-story brick-and-concrete schoolhouse that was completed recently on Pico near Doheny. The building ......(Continue Reading) Fit for a queen: Remodelling of part of the Queen's House, Greenwich permits its use as a gallery and improves circulation without disturbing its seventeenth-century
The Queen's House in Greenwich was designed by Inigo Jones for Anne of Denmark, wife of James I. Built between 1616 and 1635 in the hunting grounds of the Tudor palace of Placentia, it was an essay...(Continue Reading)Notes and asides
Memo to: WFB From: RL Dear Bill: I remember your thoughts as written in Nearer My God over the Turkish earthquake a dozen years ago. The terrible ......(Continue Reading)More sound than sense. . - The Back Half: Spring Books - Power and Glory: Jacobean England and the making of the King James Bible - book review
Power and Glory: Jacobean England and the making of the King James Bible Adam Nicolson HarperCollins, 280pp, [pounds sterling]18.99 The King James ......(Continue Reading)Exploring the Emerald Isle by bus and train
A misty sky hovered over a pastoral patchwork of emerald and lime. White-capped waterfalls cascaded in glistening sheaths along the green hillsides and weaved through the wild heather and forested...(Continue Reading)
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