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to the right of the picture

patronise a cabby

the centenary of the birth of Robert Burns was celebrated with a Grand Burns' Festival at Crystal Palace

Fireplace in Ironmongers' Hall

Leopold II mb-height 4144 to the right of theLeopold II, King of the Belgians, 19th century. The brother of Empress Carlota of Mexico and cousin to Queen Victoria, Leopold II (1835 1909) was the second King of the Belgians. He is best remembered for founding the Congo Free State in 1885 with the intention of exploiting its rubber, ivory and mineral resources, ruling as its sovereign. The local population were subjected to brutal exploitation by their colonial rulers, resulting in atrocities and