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Guy Fawkes

In 1570 a baby boy was born in York He would come to be known as Guy Fawkes Was he really a traitor. Or someone wanting to make a difference an innovator.

30 20 146 words
smellyfingers
smellyfingers

Quality Controlled

#truthbetold Where did all the british kites go. Cos I'd really like to know. Did we get out priced in another war. Compromising quality for cheaper pawns.

24 4 294 words
alligatorsky
alligatorsky

The Diamond Jubilee

Flashing of scarlet, As the buses glide by. People milling in colourful clothes, And on the lustrous grass they lie. Red, blue and white, The object of our rants.

16 0 236 words
DarkLioness
DarkLioness

Jubilee

Congratulations, Your Majesty, on 60 incredible years on the throne.

12 1 102 words
Harrystyleprincess
Harrystyleprincess

Untitled

The history of England concerns the study of the human past in one of Europe's oldest and most influential national territories.

0 0 497 words
lonelynutmeg98
lonelynutmeg98

Margaret Thatcher

One name: Margaret Thatcher. She's the reason Britain's failing, The reason to all the jobless people, The reason to all the pensioners money gone, The reason to tax increases, The reason to a lot.

0 0 178 words
jamieG
jamieG

Bad Names

Some unfortunate names: SUE AGE Born Glasgow, 1849. PETER PIDDLE Baptised Fowey, Cornwall, 1649. ENEMA BOTTOMLEY WOOD Died Huddersfield, 1904. SEYMOUR BUST Born Halstead, Essex, 1841.

8 5 331 words
handdrawn
handdrawn

The 4 Minute Warning

I was a bit of a worrier in my teens. I worried about school, friends, girls, religion, rabies, how unfair life was and pretty much everything else.

16 3 576 words