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MY FAIR LADIES

Cities are living testaments to history, Interestingly enough the word history comes from the Greek ‘histoire’- enquiry. It is not only the writings of a single person, but is derived from a series of enquiries to help understand the world around them. Today, history is written not only in books, but etched as enquiries into the world around us. This then is our enquiry into the city of London, which has been our home for the last few years.

From its humble beginnings as the home of the Celts to the towering Shard looming over the city, there is a reason London is as it is today. When we first came here to pursue further education a few years back, our intellectual curiosity was stimulated by the life of the amazing City around us. While what we each read at university may have seemed world’s

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