The US government has a lot of power but even it may struggle to single-handedly reverse the clean energy shift sought by the ...
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Hubris and humility.
King Canute of course had more sense than to believe he could hold back the tide. He did it to show his courtiers the limits ...
One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and commanded the sea to turn back. By getting his feet wet, he was showing people he had less power than God. In Viking times, a king had to be ...
He was the first 'King of all England.' One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and commanded the sea to turn back. By getting his feet wet, he was showing people he had less power than God.
This tiny part of the UK has a little-known yet tragic history, and it’s become a point of interest for Brits wanting to ...
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