July 11, 2025
Tag: Rhine River
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The Story of the Lorelei
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The major rivers of the world have profound effects on the lands they flow through. Any 5th grader can name some of them, but the Rhine River that raises in Switzerland and flows to the North Sea has influenced western civilization more than most. This bit of postcard history shows how.
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August 21, 2022 6 Comments
The clarion call that the sun never sets on the British Empire is legend but its first use was around the 1850s. Three hundred years before that the history of British royalty was already four hundred years old. That is a lot of history ponder. A Scottish princess named Mary is a bit part, but totally fascinating.