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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2013 2:31:44 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2013 21:17:24 GMT -5
Speaking - which we are not - of Chiselhurst, Kent, it was of course there that Napoleon lived out his days of exile and finally expired, leaving an immense blank space in the politics of Europe. For twenty-one years he was the foremost figure in the world, and even after his downfall something of the imaginative greatness of the "coming man" attached to his secluded personality, one of the most strange which history has ever had to judge. Of all the great men of the past he was, with the exception perhaps of Pompey, the man who was least adequate to the weighty part he still had the power to conceive he ought to play.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2013 2:11:02 GMT -5
Napoleon III, Practical Pacifist! Wikipedia - Napoleon III - Exile and deathI should perhaps confess that I am not particularly familiar with Chiselhurst, but I know that there is a blue plaque to commemorate Napoleon III at 1c King Street, St James's, London SW1Y 6QG! I often walk up King Street, Practical Pacifist, and back down again, and I cannot help but wonder what Napoleon III was doing in St James's!
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Post by Gerard on Sept 16, 2013 4:27:35 GMT -5
I cannot help but wonder what Napoleon III was doing in St James's! He was muttering to himself "Able was I ere I saw Chiselhurst"; to which the Queen responded "I saw Esau sitting on a see-saw."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2013 4:43:19 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 2:28:33 GMT -5
visiting nice places is often better value than owning them
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 3:36:00 GMT -5
I suppose that that is a good argument for joining the National Trust, for example, Jason. As a member, you even gain some kind of ownership of Sissinghurst, and it is a lot cheaper than having to maintain a world-class castle and gardens through your own resources! Whether you’re looking for historic houses to discover, beautiful gardens to roam or stunning countryside to wander through, National Trust membership is your key to unlimited unforgettable days out. Plus your membership fee means that together the National Trust can care for these places and spaces for ever and for everyone. The National Trust - MembershipIn practice, what I tend to do is to alter my membership over the years according to what I am doing. If a particular arts venue, for example, the Tate, is holding a series of exhibitions which I want to see, it saves me money to become a member rather than to pay separately for each exhibition. Tate - What's on?You also get a new set of acquaintances when you go to members-only events! I am not currently a member of the National Trust, but perhaps next year, Jason! How about you? I am currently a member of the BFI (British Film Institute), but my annual membership is about to run out! You might have noticed over the past year, Jason, that I have become something of a film buff! BFI
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Post by ahinton on Sept 24, 2013 3:39:18 GMT -5
visiting nice places is often better value than owning them So National Trust and other similar organisations that own such places don't have a nice time of it them?...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 4:32:18 GMT -5
I suppose it is a win win situation for everyone, a kind of timeshare of a nice place, in a way. I try avoid national trust places at weekends and bank holidays, unless intending to hold an event there... footfall is nice. The mega rich are nice people, they say things like 'why not pop out and use my holiday home while i away, busy, old chap' nice people
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