1860: Railways on the Isle of Wight
In response to Queen Victoria's love of Osborne House, railways were built that ran from Cowes to Newport and from Ryde to Ventnor.
In response to Queen Victoria's love of Osborne House, railways were built that ran from Cowes to Newport and from Ryde to Ventnor.
The period of sakoku has only recently ended, and now with the Meiji Restoration in full swing, the country is investing heavily in new technologies.
Trading in the Mediterranean was profitable, but came with risks.
Announcing the annual Top Table Award is always a pleasure and an honour at the same time.
There was all sorts of Xiaochi and other street food on offer, as well as a variety of speciality drinks.
It was time to take over Earth.
It is the 11th century AD and the Vikings regularly invade our lands, while my domestic rivals try to forcefully take territory from me, without much luck.
You were proud of your large library and your hard-working group of scribes was continually adding new tomes, with wonderfully decorative lettering and illustrations.
It was going to be a tough project.
We had been growing tea for generations on our large plantation.