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Charlotte, Shelley and the debt crisis
Princess Charlotte was an unhappy person, and had what would appear to have been a horrible life. She was the daughter of the Prince Regent (later King George IV), and although she found happiness in her marriage to Prince Leopold … Continue reading
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Tagged Brighton, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Princess Charlotte, Royal Pavilion
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How times have changed
Here’s the cover of a book for trades union bargainers, published in 1975.
Cherkley Court update
Following on from my recent post about the planning application for a golf course and associated stuff at Cherkley Court, last week the local council approved the planning application (with a large number of conditions). One councillor suggested that a … Continue reading
Perigean lycanthropy fallacious, says BBC News
The Moon is particularly close to the Earth at present – at its closest, in fact. Its orbit is not circular, rather with an eccentricity of over 5%, and so as it describes its elliptical path it is at some … Continue reading
