The Magic Roundabout
‘The Magic Roundabout‘ was a children’s programme aired from 1965…
The VC and GC awards for heroism
The Victoria Cross (VC), named after Queen Victoria (1819-1901), was…
The Queen’s Jubilees
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-) has had three official Jubilees so…
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paralympian
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, DBE (1969-) is the UK’s most successful…
Table manners
“In Europe, people eat good food. In England people think…
That Was The Week That Was
‘That Was The Week That Was‘ (“TW3” for short) made…
Alfred the Great’s book of laws
One of the achievements of Alfred the Great (849-899), King…
Liverpool
‘Port of Departure (or Arrival):Liverpool‘ appears in many a search…
Netlon and Tensar
Dr. Brian Mercer (1927-98) was born in Blackburn towards the…
The Falklands Conflict
The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory just north…
Disabled access
Both World Wars, by producing many more physically and mentally…
John Constable
The oil paintings of John Constable, RA (1776-1837) were ground-breaking…
The Lord’s Prayer
Until the 21st century most Britons knew The Lord’s Prayer…
Parkesine, the first plastic
The motivation behind the first plastic was to conserve natural…
Royal Ascot
It was Queen Anne (1665-1714) who, in 1711, spotted Ascot…
Stephen Hawking’s universe
Oxford-born cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) said:“Look up at the…
The Privy Council
In the UK’s constitutional monarchy the Privy Council can be…
Winter Solstice – Yule
The Winter Solstice takes place on or adjacent to 21st…
Lord Byron
Lord Byron (George Gordon, 1788-1824) gave English literature the ‘Byronic…
Hampton Court Palace
King Henry VIII (1491-1547) owned dozens of castles, mansions and…