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

22/12/2020

The Lord’s Prayer

Until the 21st century most Britons knew The Lord’s Prayer…

16/12/2020

Parkesine, the first plastic

The motivation behind the first plastic was to conserve natural…

11/12/2020

Royal Ascot

It was Queen Anne (1665-1714) who, in 1711, spotted Ascot…

03/12/2020

Stephen Hawking’s universe

Oxford-born cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) said:“Look up at the…

28/11/2020

The Privy Council

In the UK’s constitutional monarchy the Privy Council can be…

19/11/2020

Winter Solstice – Yule

The Winter Solstice takes place on or adjacent to 21st…

16/11/2020

Lord Byron

Lord Byron (George Gordon, 1788-1824) gave English literature the ‘Byronic…

13/11/2020

Hampton Court Palace

King Henry VIII (1491-1547) owned dozens of castles, mansions and…

08/11/2020

Common law

Common law embodies the natural instinct towards knowing what is…

02/11/2020

School-leaving qualifications

While some children in the UK do unfortunately finish their…

25/10/2020

Rawlplugs

When the British Museum asked their local building contractor, Rawlings…

24/10/2020

The Commonwealth Games

Having a similar format to the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games…