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  • 21Haddocks' Eyes — is a poem by Lewis Carroll from Through the Looking Glass. It is sung by the White Knight in chapter eight to the tune that he claims to be his own invention, but which Alice recognizes as I give thee all, I can no more . By the time Alice heard… …

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  • 22Robin Hood — is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where he is painted as a man known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and… …

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  • 23Tower of London — For other uses, see Tower of London (disambiguation) Coordinates: 51°30′29″N 0°4′34″W / 51.50806°N 0.07611°W / 51 …

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  • 24William Gladstone — Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix=The Right Honourable name =William Gladstone small order =Prime Minister of the United Kingdom term start =15 August 1892 term end =2 March 1894 monarch =Victoria predecessor =The Marquess of Salisbury… …

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  • 25Robert Burns — infobox writer caption = Burns by Alexander Nasmyth, 1787 birthdate = 25 January 1759 birthplace = Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland nationality = Scottish ethnicity = White movement = Romanticism deathdate = 21 July 1796 (aged 37) deathplace =… …

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  • 26Keep the Aspidistra Flying —   …

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  • 27Socialized medicine — is a term used to describe a system for providing medical and hospital care for all at a nominal cost by means of government regulation of health services and subsidies derived from taxation.[1] It is used primarily and usually pejoratively in… …

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  • 28Britannia — was the term originally used by the Romans to refer first to the British Isles, and later to the island of Great Britain. The term was later used to describe a Roman province covering much of the island, apart from the area beyond the Antonine… …

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  • 29History of the English penny (1154–1485) — This is the history of the English penny from the years 1154 to 1485. The Plantagenets (1154 ndash;1485) King Henry II ascended the throne in 1154 as the first of the Plantagenet dynasty. For the first few years of his reign the coins of King… …

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  • 30History of the British penny (1901–1970) — The penny of King Edward VII (1901 ndash;1910) is of the same technical standards as the late Victorian issues. The head on the obverse is by George William de Saulles (1862 ndash;1903), facing right, with the inscription EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA… …

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