The second greatest Briton who was actually half French.(News)

From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: April 10, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: PETER ELSON

IF MARY HORSLEY didn't know what she was letting herself in for when she married Isambard Kingdom Brunel, their honeymoon at Capel Curig in North Wales revealed the awful truth.

For a start, this sojourn lasted just three days and her workaholic new husband also crammed in a visit to the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in October, 1830.

The 200th anniversary of Brunel's birth was on Saturday and, during this year, there will be a variety of celebrations and commemorations about the man rated in the BBC's national poll as the second ...

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