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Bath: Roman baths

Bath, Somerset, England

Christadelphian

Wood, John, the Elder: Queen Square

The Royal Crescent, Bath, Eng., designed by John Wood the Elder and built by his son John Wood the Younger, 1767–75.

Wood, John, the Elder: Royal Crescent

The Royal Crescent

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Bath: Roman baths

Bath, Somerset, England

Christadelphian

Wood, John, the Elder: Queen Square

The Royal Crescent, Bath, Eng., designed by John Wood the Elder and built by his son John Wood the Younger, 1767–75.

Wood, John, the Elder: Royal Crescent

The Royal Crescent

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Queen Victoria's coronation, 1837. The Archbishop of Canterbury placing the crown on Victoria's head in Westminster Abbey.

World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom Quiz

Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

Guess the City by Its River Quiz

English language school promotion illustration. Silhouette of a man advertises or sells shouts in a megaphone and emerging from the flag of the United Kingdom (Union Jack).

Another Great British Vocabulary Quiz, Innit?

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Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom

What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom

What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?