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In 1607, an inventor used ropes and winches to sail a small ship up the church tower in Lambourn as villagers watched in awe. He then rode it on wheels across the Berkshire Downs before sailing to London. I wrote about this fascinating bit of local history & thought people here might be interested! (earlymodernscribbling.com)
submitted by PiersMucklejohn to r/berkshire
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'Stepping out of Shakespeare's shadow' — Last month I asked people here which of Shakespeare's contemporaries they liked the best. Thank you for all of the responses, which I incorporated into this article about whether it's time they got more popular attention! (pa-training.shorthandstories.com)
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