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Daily Life in the British Parliament: The House of Lords

June 3rd, 2009 | 3 Comments

The House of Lords measured 100 feet by 50 feet, and was decorated in solemn hues of gold and crimson, with lofty stained-glass windows depicting the past kings and queens of England. At the end of the Chamber was a canopied throne of gold where the reigning monarch sat when opening Parliament. On the [...]

Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November

November 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Now November was upon us, and we had kept All-hallow-mas, with roasting of skewered apples (like so many shuttlecocks), and after that the day of Fawkes, as became good Protestants, with merry bonfires and burned batatas, and plenty of good feeding in honor of our religion…
- Lorna Doone, by R. D. Blackmore
Guy Fawkes Day, or [...]

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