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Windsor castle is the best-known symbol of the British Monarchy. William the Conqueror chose the site for a fortress after his conquest of England in 1066.
In 1917 when King George V needed to camouflage
his German origins he chose Windsor as the…

The earliest forms of long distance communications without resorting to human messengers must have been the ""smoke signals"" of the American Indians and the ""talking drums"" of the African people. Mankind has come a long way since then. In our…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16th November 1945. In its ambitious goal to build peace in the minds of men, it did not consider it enough to build classrooms in devastated countries.…

Albert, younger son of King George V ascended to the throne upon abdication of his elder brother King Edward VIII on December 11th 1936. He became King George VI. His coronation in Westminster Abbey was on 12th May 1937. In the Second World War the…

Albert, younger son of King George V ascended to the throne upon abdication of his elder brother King Edward VIII on December 11th 1936. He became King George VI. His coronation in Westminster Abbey was on 12th May 1937. In the Second World War the…

Without rivers with perennial flow and inadequate rainfall, Cyprus has had, throughout the centuries, to endure droughts and water shortages with seriousconsequences to its population. It is indeed written that when St. Helena landed in Cyprus the…

Stavrovouni Monastery (referred to in earlier centuries as the Holy Mountain of the Cross) is perched on a hill 2260ft. above sea level and commands stunning views of the island as far as Larnaca bay. Circa 327 A.D. St. Helena, mother of Constantine…

Folklore is the science that studies the beliefs and traditions of a people. The manners, customs, prose, dance songs, fairy tales, myths, every intellectual creation such as poetry, superstitions, exorcisms, spells, melodious lullabies, folk…

Folklore is the science that studies the beliefs and traditions of a people. The manners, customs, prose, dance songs, fairy tales, myths, every intellectual creation such as poetry, superstitions, exorcisms, spells, melodious lullabies, folk…
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