The Slide Rule
When a football commentator uses the term “a slide rule pass”, what is meant is that the…
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Henges
3,000-4,000 years ago, henges were all the rage across Britain (and elsewhere too). A henge is an…
Sir Edwin Lutyens
Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944), born in London, had a glittering, award-winning career as an Architect for the…
Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne
Rock group Black Sabbath can lay claim to initiating the sub-genre of ‘heavy metal’ with its high-volume,…
‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’
Being the first English-language novel written specially for children, ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ (1865) has afforded researchers plenty…
Rayleigh Scattering
Before these days of scientific research funded by bodies with specific outcomes in mind, wealthy, well-educated gentlemen…
The British Museum
Preservation, protection, research, enlightenment and understanding of the world’s history and cultures are all found in one…
The Jorvik (York) Viking Festival
The British do not usually celebrate invaders of their islands but when they come bearing gifts and…
The World Land Speed Record
British engineers and drivers have dominated the world land speed record over the last century. The current…
Sunday Schools
During the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, multitudes of children worked in factories from…
Our Constitutional Monarchy
The current role of the British monarch is, on the surface, rather watered down compared to the…
Bridleways and Footpaths
A bridleway is a public right of way for travel on foot, on horseback or by bicycle and,…