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Russians in London: Pyotr Kropotkin

The geographer and anarchist Prince Pyotr Kropotkin first arrived in England in July 1876, fresh from his legendary escape from the Peter and Paul fortress in St Petersburg. He lived briefly in Edinburgh, and earned a living writing for The Times and the journal Nature, but it would be another ten years before he settled […]

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Posted by Sarah Young on January 9, 2011

http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/01/09/russians-in-london-pyotr-kropotkin/

Merthyr Tydfil: the cradle of civilization

Merthyr Tydfil is one of my other interests, because of family connections and most importantly a great-great-uncle, D.B. Davies, who played rugby league for Merthyr and Wales in the early 1900s. (D.B. stands for Dai ‘Brecon Road’ Davies, to distinguish him from the other Dai Davies on the Merthyr team; here are some old photos […]

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Posted by Sarah Young on May 9, 2010

http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2010/05/09/merthyr-tydfil-the-cradle-of-civilization/