L is for London » V http://www.lisforlondon.com An A to Z of London Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:56:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 God save the Queen! http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=167 http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=167#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:12:21 +0000 http://www.hogsbackbooks.com/lisforlondon/?p=167 L is for London - Football SupporterElizabeth II and Queen Victoria are the two longest reigning monarchs but Lady Jane Grey reigned for just 9 days.

]]> http://www.lisforlondon.com/?feed=rss2&p=167 0 Victoria Embankment http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=133 http://www.lisforlondon.com/?p=133#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:08:46 +0000 http://www.hogsbackbooks.com/lisforlondon/?p=133 Continue reading →]]> L is for London - CleopatraCleopatra’s Needle in more than 3,000 years old. It was a gift from the Eyptian ruler, but nearly sank on its voyage to London in 1877. It was one of a pair found in Heliopolis and given to the British as a gift in 1819 by the Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali. Its partner is in Central Park in New York.

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