In Devon, England, a rescued seagull named Roger works the docks as an unofficial "security guard," protecting local businesses from food-stealing gulls in exchange for prawns.
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A historian's new book identifies a remote Iron Age hillfort in North Devon as the long-sought site of the Battle of Cynuit, where Anglo-Saxon forces routed a Viking invasion force and helped save the kingdom of Wessex. Castle Hill, a crumbling earthwork near the village of Beaford in North Devon, England, has stood quietly for […] The post Researchers may have found the Devon hillfort where Alfred the Great's men crushed a Viking army in 878 AD appeared first on American Almanac .
A historian's new book identifies a remote Iron Age hillfort in North Devon as the long-sought site of the Battle of Cynuit, where Anglo-Saxon forces routed a Viking invasion force and helped save the kingdom of Wessex. Castle Hill, a crumbling earthwork near the village of Beaford in North Devon, England, has stood quietly for centuries, ancient ramparts of earth and stone overlooking a rural landscape most people drive past without a second thought. Now researcher Nick Arnold and historian Paul Harper say the site is the strongest candidate ever put forward for one of the most consequential battles in English history: the 878 AD clash at Cynuit, where a Devon militia loyal to King Alfred the Great destroyed a Viking army and killed its…Open
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage honored former Conservative Member of Parliament turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe ahead of her funeral on Wednesday.
A memorial for Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative lawmaker and Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman, is being held in Devon, England, on Wednesday, with Nigel Farage and other Reform leaders paying their respects to the legendary politician. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage honored former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe ahead of her funeral service on Wednesday. She is believed to have been murdered in a politically motivated terror attack. DETAIL: The Reform leader paid tribute to Widdecombe as an “extraordinary woman.” The requiem Mass took place at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England. As a committed Roman Catholic,…Open
The UK’s law enforcement is more oriented towards social peace than towards justice. The post Politicizing the Widdecombe Murder Shows Why British Police Are Despised appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Politicizing the Widdecombe Murder Shows Why British Police Are Despised The UK’s law enforcement is more oriented towards social peace than towards justice. TakiMag Photo by: Peter Titmuss/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images When I was about 6 or 7 years old, I was questioned by the British police. Two friends and I had been accosted in the park by a man who had exposed himself and masturbated. We did not really understand what he was doing, but I must have provided a description of this strange conduct to my mother, who called the police. A policeman arrived that evening,…Open