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- Entry for 17 April 2009
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""The Vikings""also known as the Norse people,In the year 793 a great army of Viking pirate raiders invaded the east coast of England,There were fierce battles that lasted for several years,They were brilliant ship builders,strong and lightwieght,built to come right up on the beach so the men could jump out and start fighting straight away,They were also traders in silver,silk,spices,wine,glass,pottery,they also bought and sold Slaves,They were brave sailors and explorers,,Archaeological remains of the Viking city of Jorvic,now the city of York is a popular tourist attraction,,There were many conflicts and battles between the Vikings and the English,,Friday 17 April 2009 - 10:31PM (GMT+12) Permanent Link | 4 Comments - Entry for 02 February 2009
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Gold BullionWorth More Than $1 Billion The Wreck Of The Legendry English Warship HMS Victory Has Been Located In The English Channel,,The Worlds Largest And Finest Warship Went Down On October 5th 1744 With The Loss Of 1150 Sailors In A Raging Storm,,It Was Carrying Four Tons Of Gold,,HMS Victory Was The Mightiest Vessel Of The 18th Century With All The Latest And Finest Weaponry On Board,,The Goverment Will Legally Own The Gold,,It Is The Most Significant Shipwreck Find To Date,,Admiral John Balchin Was At The Helm,,,,Monday 2 February 2009 - 06:25AM (GMT+12) Permanent Link | 8 Comments - Entry for 01 January 2009
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My Late Friend Jim In Zimbabwe Has Died Of Starvation Thursday 1 January 2009 - 09:01AM (GMT+12) Permanent Link | 23 Comments - Entry for 31 October 2008
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Executions And Torture,The Tower Of London,Situated next to the river Thames and Tower Bridge,It was built as a fortress in the 1080"s,Beheadings by axe,hangings,guilotine,drowning,the rack,thumb screws,,this is where the Lions lived,petty criminals were thrown in and Eaten Alive just for sport,,The Crown Jewels are held there,,It was also a prison with lots of famous people held there,,It is a popular Tourist attraction ,,The Yeoman guards still dress in medieval uniforms,,Imagine being eaten alive by 10 lions,,A place to visit for every tourist to London,,Not forgetting the dungeons where prisoners would spend 3 months at a time,no windows,no light,total darkness,,Friday 31 October 2008 - 11:37PM (GMT+12) Permanent Link | 9 Comments - Entry for 02 August 2008
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This is the port used for the transporting of criminals from 1788 to 1868 to Australia and America,including women and children,where they lived in harsh and dirty conditions,for anything from a pickpocket to murder,they were used as slaves and were subject to flogging,The men worked on road construction and mining,the women and children were farm labour,The British Goverment were very unjust and Cruel,Social injustice,poverty and child labour,A brother and sister aged 7 and 11 were hung for a petty theft.
Saturday 2 August 2008 - 03:42PM (GMT+12) Permanent Link | 8 Comments
