Today we had a god look around Salisbury Cathedral. Salisbury Cathedral was the original Cathedral built around 1200 and took 38 years to build. Most other Cathedrals were based on Salisbury Cathedral, and it is where the Magna Carta was written and signed. The Magna Carta was basically a set of rules that the Nobels decided to live by, basically a set of human rights. It's the forerunner to most major treaties that would come later, such as the Declaration of Independance. There is only 4 surviving documents in the world, and one is was in a chapel in the Salisbury Cathedral.
Inside the Cathedral is huge. It has several chapels inside, and the tombs of knights and bishops fom 1200 onwards. You get a real sense of history in this place. Check out http://sugruefamily.shutterfly.com for pictures, as they say a picture is worth 1000 words.
I didn't think it possible, but Salisbury was even better than Stonehenge. A must see for anyone visiting the UK.
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