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Two aerials meet on a roof – fall in love – get married. The ceremony was rubbish – but the reception was brilliant.

 

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Carol Ann Duffy is a British poet and playwright and is currently Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has written many famous collections of poems and was appointed Poet Laureate in 2009.

Some of her most famous poetry collections include; Standing Female Nude, Selling Manhattan, Mean Time, and Rapture.

Duffy’s poetry are widely studied academically by students at GCSE, A Level and degree level, and feature within many English examinations.

Her themes include gender, oppression, feminism and violence which she writes about in a way accessible at all levels of academia.

Definitely another reason to be proud to be British.

 

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We all remember that sorry time of year, when the glorious six weeks of summer holiday would draw to an end, September would approach and we’d be back to school. There did however always lay a certain excitement in the days leading up to school starting again for the year

Armed with freshly purchased stationary supplies, and more pencil sharpeners than one could ever use in a lifetime, the schoolbag would be packed the night before, ready for what adventures lay in store for a new year at school.

There’d also be the new uniform ritual, all laid out ready to wear the next day, shirts would be ironed, skirts pleated and shoes polished.

The first day back would always be fun, meeting up with old friends and joining new classes. Whatever our ‘back to school’ routine was, I’m sure they’re days we all look back at with fondness.

 

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All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

As You Like It Act 2, Scene 7

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I went to the doctor the other day. He said “you’ve got a very serious illness.” So, I said I want a second opinion. He replied… “You’re ugly as well.”

 

 

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The Great Fire of London began on Sunday 2nd September 1666, exactly 346 years ago, at the bakery of Thomas Farriner on Pudding Lane, London. The fire spread swiftly through West London burning 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches and St Paul’s Cathedral.

It is thought that the Fire destroyed the homes of 70,000 out of the 80,000 people living in London at the time. Miraculously only six deaths are recorded, however  it is thought that there were many that went undocumented. The death toll is still incredibly small, considering the extent of the damage.

The blaze lasted for two days and was stopped by two factors; the strong eastern winds died down, and the Tower of London garrison used gunpowder to create firebreaks to stop the fire from spreading.

After the Great Fire there was much poverty and destitution because of the amount of damage to personal and state property. It is thought that the Fire of London contributed to the end of The Great Plague, as rats and fleas carrying the diseases were burned along with the houses in which they habited.

All part of our British history.

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