During a brief recess, Christian's parents paused at a window near the hearing room in this shipyard town, their arms around each other, looking across the Elizabeth River flowing toward the sea.

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The Dartford Tunnel and Queen Elizabeth II bridge cross the River Thames between Dartford and Thurrock.

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The Dartford Tunnel and Queen Elizabeth II bridge cross the River Thames between Dartford and Thurrock, forming a link in the M25 motorway, carrying about 150, 000 vehicles a day.

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Four years later Henry VII didn't spare any costs when his queen, Elizabeth of York, was escorted up the river by a company of barges adorned with red, flame-breathing dragons.

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To learn more about this mushrooming world of senior entrepreneurs, I lured the dynamic Elizabeth Isele, co-founder of the non-profit SeniorEntrepreneurshipWorks to sit down with me at the Thornton River Grille in bucolic Sperryville, VA for a breakfast of French toast and coffee on Friday.

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