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Dutch Folk Tale - The Goblin's Hat
Dutch Folk Tale - The Goblin's Hat

Based on a well known Dutch folk tale called, Goblins Turned Stone.  The tale tells of mischievous goblins, who were short and ugly. So ugly, in fact, that they were forced to live underground and could only come out at night.

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RavensOfTheTower - GreenWitch Hill
RavensOfTheTower - GreenWitch Hill

The art depicts a scene from the story, The Raven King And The Tower, written by Rick Clarke. The story was inspired by myths surrounding the construction of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, and the legends of the Ravens of the Tower.

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Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia. Flying in the same period as aviation pioneers such as Amelia Earhart, Bessie Coleman. Amy Johnson pushed the boundaries of flight throughout the 1930s.

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