Her Majesty the Queen visits MOLD, North Wales. June 4 2003
Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip arrive at Mold Parish Church and chat to local school children. Inside the church they meet dignitaries and people of the town. The Queen is shown around the historic building. The Queen and Prince Philip then carry out an extensive walkabout down the High Street. Copyright remains with ITV Wales.
England mit den Motorrädern - Von Nord nach Süd - Mai 2019 - Eine Reisereportage
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Im Mai 2019 fuhren wir mit den Motorrädern eine 15 tägige Motorradtour durch England. Dabei begannen wir in Nordengland (Newcastle) und fuhren über den Lake District, Wales, Cornwall, die gesamte Südküste entlang, bis wir die Reise in London mit einem mehrtägigen Aufenthalt beendeten.
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Lion Hotel (Builth Wells)
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Classic cars and Bikes at hinckley 2018
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Holy Trinity Church in Llandudno nort wales 2-1-2014
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Llandudno, the Great Orme, tramway, Victorian Pier and Marine Drive
A day visit, which started out in dense fog, to a very popular seaside resort in North Wales - Llandudno. A typical Victorian extravaganza with shopping streets, wide promenades and wonderful scenery. The Great Orme is a rocky headland which shelters the town from the worst of the westerly weather. The Orme attracted the Victorians so much that a Funicular tramway system was built to ferry them up the steepest part of the Orme. The magnificent pier is the longest in Wales at 2,292 feet long and is packed with visitors during the summer season. The marine drive runs from the east side of the Orme to the west side and takes in some beautiful coastal scenery and many wildlife species can be seen on a walk around it. Leading to the summit complex the road passes the 12th century St Tudno's church which has some very fine stained glass windows and the cemetery has some really splendid headstones and sculptures.
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2.CASTELL FFLINT
Flint Castle (Welsh: Castell y Fflint) located in Flint, Flintshire, was the first of a series of castles built during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales.
The site was chosen for its strategic position in North East Wales. The castle was only one day's march from Chester, supplies could be brought along the River Dee and there was by a ford across to England that could be used at low tide.
ConstructionBuilding work began in 1277 under Richard L'Engenour, who would later became Mayor of Chester in 1304. The castle and its earthworks were built by 1,800 labourers and masons using local Millstone Grit ashlar and sandstone. In November 1280, the Savoyard master mason James of Saint George began overseeing construction at Flint for Edward I.[2] He remained at the castle for 17 months. James of Saint George then moved onto Rhuddlan to oversee its completion.
When work ceased in 1286, Flint Castle had an inner ward and an outer bailey. They were separated by a tidal moat and were connected with gatehouse and drawbridge. A plantation town was also laid out beyond the outer bailey. The inner ward had three large towers and a detached keep. This isolated tower protected the inner gatehouse and outer bailey. In total expenditure, Edward I spent £6068.7.5d. creating the fortress and the town[1] (£2.5 million as of 2008).
Flint, which was sited on the western shore of the River Dee estuary, could be supplied by river or sea. Its harbour was protected by a defensive wall. The castle lies opposite to the English shore and Shotwick Castle in England. Before the river's course was drastically changed in the 18th century, passage across the estuary at this point could be made directly by boat at high tide or by fording at low tide.
Unique fortress design
The isolated keep defended the gateway and drawbridge between the inner ward and outer bailey.The castle is based on medieval French or Savoyard models where one of the corner towers is enlarged and isolated.This independent structure served as both corner tower and keep or donjon, like at Dourdan, France. Flint's keep has been compared to the donjon at Aigues-Mortes, France. Edward I would have been familiar with Aigues-Mortes having passed through the fortress on the way to join the Eighth Crusade in 1270.
The keep is an impressive structure. Its stone walls are 7 metres (23 ft) thick at the base and 5 metres (16 ft) above. Access was gained by crossing a drawbridge into a central entrance chamber on the first floor. Originally there would have been at least one additional storey. These floors had small rooms built into the thick walls. A timber gallery was built on top of the keep for the visit of Edward, Prince of Wales in 1301. On the ground floor is a vaulted passage that runs all the way around the inside of the keep.
Flint's design was not repeated in any other castle built by Edward I in North Wales. The layout at Flint remains unique within the British Isles.
History
The massive stone keep, curtain wall and three-storey corner tower.Flint was the first castle of what would later become known as Edward I's Iron Ring. A chain of fortresses designed to encircle North Wales and oppress the Welsh. Its construction began almost immediately after Edward I began the First Welsh War in 1277.
Five years later Welsh forces under the command of Dafydd ap Gruffydd, brother of Llywelyn the Last besieged the castle in an attempted uprising against the English Crown. In 1294 Flint was attacked again during the revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn; this time the constable of the castle was forced to set fire to the fortress to prevent its capture by the Welsh. The castle was later repaired and partly rebuilt.
With the conclusion to the Welsh Wars, English settlers and merchants were given property titles in the new town that was laid out in front of the castle. The plantation borough was protected by a defensive ditch with a wooden palisade on earth banking. Its outline remains visible in streets patterns.
In 1399 Richard II of England was held by Henry Bolingbroke at Flint before being returned to London.
During the English Civil War, Flint Castle was held by the Royalists. It was finally captured by the Parliamentarians in 1647 after a three-month siege. To prevent its reuse in the conflict, the castle was then slighted in accordance with Cromwell's destruction order. The ruins are what remain today.
Present dayFlint Castle, which has been managed as public monument for 90 years, is now maintained by Cadw, a Welsh-government body that protects, conserves and promotes the building heritage of Wales. Access is free and via a path. Most parts of the castle, such as the isolated keep, are open to the public.
HRH visits All Saints Church in Peckham
The Prince of Wales paid tribute to the work of volunteers as he toured a South London church once threatened with demolition. Visit
Llandudno night roadworks
More night fun
Queen At St Dunstan's (1948)
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The Queen at St. Dunstan's centre. Ovingdean, Sussex.
MS Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) arriving at St. Dunstan's centre. She is seen with Lord Leconsfield and another man. Pan up to nurses looking out of an upper storey window. Various shots of the Queen walking round the workshops and chatting to the blind workmen. Sir N. Pearson and Sir Ian Fraser seen in background. MS the Queen leaving accompanied by a woman official. MS Queen's car drawing up outside the building, pan up to name St. Dunstan's over the entrance.
MS Queen alighting and being greeted by Lord Leconsfield. CU as she is introduced to some of the blind by Sir Ian Fraser. CU pan from Queen to handless, deaf and blind man operating a typewriter. CU repeat shot showing man typing with hooks which replace his hands. MS Queen and Fraser looking out of window. Various shots of Queen with blind weaver.
LS general view (exterior) of St. Dunstan's. MS Queen's car driving through waving crowds lining the street. MS Queen being introduced to blind people by Sir Ian Fraser. Various shots of the Queen in the Braille and typing room. MS looking from window. Various shots in the weaving room. LS Queen walking outside the building. Various shots in workshop, chatting and shaking hands with blind workers. CU exterior view of corner of building showing name.
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May 12 2019 Welsh Church Service
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Rochdale Canal Fly-By
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Newhaven ride out (Sussex Wing Ding 2013)
Ride out to Newhaven Fort, East Sussex.
Constantinople | Wikipedia audio article
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00:05:09 1 Names
00:05:18 1.1 Before Constantinople
00:07:29 1.2 Names of Constantinople
00:10:05 1.3 Modern names of the city
00:11:57 2 History
00:12:06 2.1 Byzantium and earlier settlements
00:16:17 2.2 324–337: Foundation of Constantinople
00:21:40 2.3 337–529: Constantinople during the Barbarian Invasions and the fall of the West
00:25:31 2.4 527–565: Constantinople in the Age of Justinian
00:30:55 2.5 Survival, 565–717: Constantinople during the Byzantine Dark Ages
00:33:12 2.6 717–1025: Constantinople during the Macedonian Renaissance
00:37:22 2.6.1 Iconoclast controversy in Constantinople
00:39:05 2.7 1025–1081: Constantinople after Basil II
00:40:41 2.8 1081–1185: Constantinople under the Comneni
00:46:07 2.9 1185–1261: Constantinople during the Imperial Exile
00:55:23 2.10 1261–1453: Palaiologan Era and the Fall of Constantinople
00:57:13 2.11 1453–1922: Ottoman Kostantiniyye
00:59:33 3 Culture
01:01:38 3.1 Women in Literature
01:02:54 3.2 Architecture
01:04:10 3.3 Religion
01:05:04 3.4 Popular culture
01:10:52 4 International status
01:12:23 5 See also
01:12:33 5.1 People from Constantinople
01:12:47 5.2 Secular buildings and monuments
01:12:57 5.3 Churches, monasteries and mosques
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Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις, translit. Kōnstantinoúpolis; Latin: Cōnstantīnopolis) was the capital city of the Roman/Byzantine Empire (330–1204 and 1261–1453), and also of the brief Crusader state known as the Latin Empire (1204–1261), until finally falling to the Ottoman (1453–1923) empire. It was reinaugurated in 324 from ancient Byzantium as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Emperor Constantine the Great, after whom it was named, and dedicated on 11 May 330. The city was largely located in what is now the European side and the core of modern Istanbul.
From the mid-5th century to the early 13th century, Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city in Europe. The city was also famed for its architectural masterpieces, such as the Greek Orthodox cathedral of Hagia Sophia, which served as the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the sacred Imperial Palace where the Emperors lived, the Galata Tower, the Hippodrome, the Golden Gate of the Land Walls, and the opulent aristocratic palaces lining the arcaded avenues and squares. The University of Constantinople was founded in the fifth century and contained numerous artistic and literary treasures before it was sacked in 1204 and 1453, including its vast Imperial Library which contained the remnants of the Library of Alexandria and had over 100,000 volumes of ancient texts. It was instrumental in the advancement of Christianity during Roman and Byzantine times as the home of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and as the guardian of Christendom's holiest relics such as the Crown of Thorns and the True Cross.
Constantinople was famed for its massive and complex defences. The first wall of the city was erected by Constantine I, and surrounded the city on both land and sea fronts. Later, in the 5th century, the Praetorian Prefect Anthemius under the child emperor Theodosius II undertook the construction of the Theodosian Walls, which consisted of a double wall lying about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the west of the first wall and a moat with palisades in front. This formidable complex of defences was one of the most sophisticated of Antiquity. The city was built intentionally to rival Rome, and it was claimed that several elevations within its walls matched the 'seven hills' of Rome. Because it was located between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara the land area that needed defensive walls was reduced, and this helped it to present an impregnable fortress enclosi ...