Greenwich 2000: Heritage History Zone

<body topmargin="1" leftmargin="1"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#008080" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="470" valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font size="3"><b></b></font></p> </td> <td rowspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font size="2"></font></b></p> <p align="center"><font size="1"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="470" valign="top" align="left" height="60"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="1%"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="125" bgcolor="#008080"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><a href="/" target="_top"><small><small><strong><img src="http://ad.greenwich2020.net/im/g2s.gif" border="0" alt="PRESS HERE FOR Greenwich 2000: Home Page" width="125" height="41"><br></strong></small></small></a> <strong><small><small><a href="/countdown/">Atomic countdown<br> 2000 clock</a></small></small></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="2"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="1"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC33"> <p align="center"><font size="2">From<br> <b>Penny Black</b> to<br> <b>Greenwich 2000</b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <p align="center"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <p align="center"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC33"> <p align="center"><font size="1" color="#000000">You have until the<br> <a href="/countdown/"> atomic countdown<br> clock reaches zero</a><br> to order your<br> first-day-cover for<br></font> <b><font color="#FF0000" size="2">1 January 2000<br></font></b> <font size="1">post-marked<br></font> <b><font color="#FF0000" size="2">Greenwich, England<br></font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC33"> <p align="center"><font size="2">Get your Millennium Dome tickets <a href="/millennium/dome/tickets/">NOW</a>!</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC33"> <p align="center"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><font size="1">Conception &<br> realisation:</font><br></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><font size="1"></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" width="24"></td> <td valign="top"> <h1 align="left">History Zone</h1> <h2 align="left">Two millennia of history</h2> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="550"> <tr> <td width="250"></td> <td> <h5 align="center"></h5> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="left">The name Greenwich is of Anglo-Saxon origin which shows that the arrival of the last millennium was celebrated here.  It was a time of great strife and early in this millennium at Easter in 1013 the Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered by an invading Dane force. A millennium before Romans lived on the site of Greenwich Park (where the Royal Observatory can be found).</p> <p align="left">To welcome in the next millennium the world's biggest dome is being constructed.  So whether you visit Greenwich in person on the Net or in person you can witness over 2,000 years of history.  Some of the most famous historic days in Greenwich history relate to the period during the reigns of Henry VIII and his daughter Queen Elizabeth I (both were born in the Royal Palace at Greenwich).</p> <p align="left">This section is divided into 4 main sections together with a guide to Greenwich monarchs and a reference page:</p> <blockquote> <h3><a href="time-line/index.htm">Millennium Time-lines</a></h3> <p>Covers each century of the second millennium highlighting events both in Greenwich and around the globe.</p> <h3><a href="local/index.htm">Local History</a></h3> <p>A brief guide to the monarchs who have lived in have a historical link with Greenwich.</p> <h3><a href="reference.htm">History Reference</a></h3> <p>Sources of historical reference material.</p> <h3><a href="history-help.htm">Help!</a></h3> <p>We need your help - others do too!</p> </blockquote>  </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" width="100%"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC33"> <p align="center"></p> <h5 align="center"></h5> <p align="center"><font size="2"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <h5 align="center">Can't find what you're looking for?</h5> <h5 align="center"> <script language="JavaScript1.1" src="http://mysearch1.looksmart.com/panel.go?rid=55874"></script></h5> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#008080"> <p align="center">Get your millennium stamp collection at:</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC33"> <p align="center"><font size="2"> Browse & buy books on every topic covered on this site.</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <p align="center"><font color="#FFCC33" size="4"><b>Greenwich, England</b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC33"> <p align="center"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFCC33"> <p align="center"><b>Want to advertise or sell your products? Then  email: <a href="mailto:sales@www.greenwich2000.com">sales@www.greenwich2000.com</a></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <blockquote> <p><font size="2"><b></b> is where East meets West at the <b></b> (0° Longitude); World Time is set <b></b> and where the World millennium celebrations will take place.   The <b><a href="/millennium/dome/">Millennium Dome</a></b> will be officially opened by on 31 December 1999.  The <b><a href="/millennium/experience/">Millennium Experience</a></b> will be staged in the Millennium Dome from 2 January 2000 until 31 December 2000.  But remember that the millennium doesn't officially begin until <b></b>.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Where will you be on <b></b>?</font></p> <p><font size="2">Greenwich lies on the <b><a href="/today/fun-n-fact/thames.htm">River Thames</a>,</b> a few minutes by <a href="/info/travel/trains.htm"><b>rail</b></a> or <a href="/info/travel/tube.htm"><b>tube</b></a>, or a short <b><a href="/info/travel/boats.htm">river cruise</a></b> from central London.  If you want to visit Greenwich and information on visiting <b><i>London, England</i></b> then see <b></b>.  There is the famous <b></b> to visit and the <b>. </b> Just down river is the <b></b> which is close to <b></b></font></p> <p><font size="2">The at Greenwich is in <b></b> along with the <b></b> and the <b></b> (which will stage an exhibition <b><i>"The Story of Time"</i></b> from 1 December 1999 until 24 September 2000).  For information on astronomy visit</font></p> <p><font size="2">The starts in Greenwich Park.</font></p> <p><font size="2">Greenwich has a long <b>;</b> it was the birth place of and his daughters <b></b> (Bloody Mary) and <b></b> (The Virgin Queen).  It has seen many famous visitors from <b></b> through <b></b> to <b></b>.  This and a lot more in <b></b>.</font></p> <p><font size="2">For information on all the other places in the world called Greenwich including <b><i>Greenwich Village, 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