Alnwick Harry Hotspur Statue
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Harry Hotspur's new statue in Alnwick Northumberland. The statue stands in Pottergate, Alnwick and was unveiled by The Duke of Northumberland on Friday 20th August 2010. The Northumberland sculptor, Keith Maddison sculpted the statue.
Alnwick dates back to approximately AD 600, and over the centuries has thrived as an agricultural cen...
Another view of the walled garden inside the Alnwick Garden, Alnwick, Northumberland, UK
The Alnwick Garden in Alnwick is a formal garden adjacent to the Alnwick Castle. It is a very popular...
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This viewpoint looks out to the Northwest from across the Northumberland countryside, an old church a...
Craster is the home of the Kipper or smoked herring, it is a little fishing village on the Northumber...
Craster is the home of the Kipper or smoked herring, it is a little fishing village on the Northumber...
This remote 14th Century castle from the Wars of the Roses, is situated on a remote headland on one o...
The fishing town of Amble lies on the Northumberland coast at the mouth of the River Coquet. Out to s...
The fishing town of Amble lies on the Northumberland coast at the mouth of the River Coquet. Out to s...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
