About Purple Brolly

My aim is to record as many instances of British creativity, integrity, courage, justice and fair play as I can and to give a flavour of the land I call home. All research is based on a minimum of two public domain sources, usually more. Any hint of my personal opinion is unintentional, but may creep in on rare occasions. If you need to contact me, my email address is purplebrolly@britdips.xyz. Cheers x

Articles created by Purple Brolly

07/03/2021

The VC and GC awards for heroism

The Victoria Cross (VC), named after Queen Victoria (1819-1901), was…

04/03/2021

The Queen’s Jubilees

Queen Elizabeth II (1926-) has had three official Jubilees so…

02/03/2021

Tanni Grey-Thompson, Paralympian

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, DBE (1969-) is the UK’s most successful…

22/02/2021

Table manners

“In Europe, people eat good food. In England people think…

13/02/2021

That Was The Week That Was

‘That Was The Week That Was‘ (“TW3” for short) made…

10/02/2021

Alfred the Great’s book of laws

One of the achievements of Alfred the Great (849-899), King…

30/01/2021

Liverpool

‘Port of Departure (or Arrival):Liverpool‘ appears in many a search…

15/01/2021

Netlon and Tensar

Dr. Brian Mercer (1927-98) was born in Blackburn towards the…

13/01/2021

The Magic Roundabout

‘The Magic Roundabout‘  was a children’s programme aired from 1965…

08/01/2021

The Falklands Conflict

The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory  just north…

01/01/2021

Disabled access

Both World Wars, by producing many more physically and mentally…

28/12/2020

John Constable

The oil paintings of John Constable, RA (1776-1837) were ground-breaking…