Oxford is a city in central southern England that is renowned for its university, established in the twelfth century, with its 38 colleges. The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Matthew Arnold nicknamed Oxford the “City of Dreaming Spires.”
Rome is the capital city of Italy with its history spanning 28 centuries. The city is located in the Lazio region and in the central-western part of the Italian Peninsula.
The Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea through Isthmus of Suez. The canal was constructed from 1859 to 1869 and was officially opened on 17 November 1869. The canal offers a shorter journey between the North Atlantic and Northern Indian Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Red Seas.
Equatoria is a southern region of South Sudan and also comprised the northern parts of present-day Uganda. In the nineteenth century, Egypt controlled Sudan and established the Equatoria province in 1870 in further attempts to control interests over the Nile.
Located in London, Clerkenwell Prison held prisoners awaiting trial. It was rebuilt in 1818 and 1847 on the site of two earlier prisons, the Clerkenwell Bridewell and New Prison, and was called the House of Detention. It was demolished in 1890.
The Birmingham and Midland Institute (BMI) was originally founded in 1854 for the “Diffusion and Advancement of Science, Literature and Art amongst all Classes of Persons resident in Birmingham and Midland Counties.” During the nineteenth centu
The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales is referred to as the Old Bailey due to the street on which it stands. The original medieval court dates to 1585 and was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was rebuilt in 1674 and again in 1774, with a second courtroom added in 1824.
Market Drayton is a market town in north Shropshire, close to the Staffordshire and Welsh border. In 1245, King Henry III granted a charter for a weekly Wednesday market, giving the town its current name. Edward John Eyre resided in Market Drayton during the Morant Bay rebellion case.
Burlington House was built in 1664 as a private mansion for Sir John Denham. In 1668, he sold it to Richard Boyle, the first Earl of Burlington, who gave the building its present name. It was later passed to the Cavendish family.
County Kerry is part of the province of Munster and is located in the South-West Region of Ireland. The County town is Tralee, and Killarney is renowned for its natural heritage, such as the Ring of Kerry.
