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From Caesar's legions to the Napoleonic wars. From the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the industrial revolution to the defeat of nazism. We have helped to write European history, and Europe has helped write ours.

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David Cameron
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 9
Politician
Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
David William Donald Cameron
Rt. Hon. David William Donald Cameron
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