Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts

Sunday, October 10, 2010

The People's Queen By Vanora Bennett

 
The people's queen in Vanora Bennett's new novel is Alice Perrers, and it is not unfair to describe her as a medieval Essex girl. An orphan and a commoner, she rose, thanks to her native wit and the accumulation of powerful men, to a position of wealth and influence as the scandalous mistress of Edward III. 
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Thursday, July 10, 2008

The Great Wall of China stretches a long way through the history of China

Great Wall of China
The great wall of China is one of the ancient wonders of the world. It is over 3900 miles long and took many centuries to build right up to the 17th Century.

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Great Wall of China
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 Some interesting links for the Great Wall of China





Great Wall of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: - Lots of facts and info about the great wall.





NASA - China's Wall Less Great in View from Space: - Can the Great Wall of China be seen from Space ? NASA the American space agency attempts to give an answer.



The Great Wall of China on Amazon.co.uk