‘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 of time for detailed analysis. […]
Read MoreBeing the first English-language novel written specially for children, ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ (1865) has afforded researchers plenty of time for detailed analysis. […]
Read MoreBefore these days of scientific research funded by bodies with specific outcomes in mind, wealthy, well-educated gentlemen with a quest for knowledge […]
Read MorePreservation, protection, research, enlightenment and understanding of the world’s history and cultures are all found in one building in London — the British […]
Read MoreThe British do not usually celebrate invaders of their islands but when they come bearing gifts and a good business plan some […]
Read MoreBritish engineers and drivers have dominated the world land speed record over the last century. The current record of 763mph, which was […]
Read MoreDuring the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries, multitudes of children worked in factories from Monday to Saturday. On Sundays […]
Read MoreThe current role of the British monarch is, on the surface, rather watered down compared to the demonstrable wielding of ruling power […]
Read MoreA bridleway is a public right of way for travel on foot, on horseback or by bicycle and, in some localities, there may […]
Read MoreProfessor Sir Charles William Oatley (1904-96) from Somerset worked on developing the scanning electron microscope (SEM) for two decades. During WW2 he […]
Read MoreIn 1066 the ‘Norsemen’ or ‘Vikings‘, returned to Britain in the guise of the Normans from France, where they had seized the […]
Read MoreOf the UK’s 15 National Parks, Dartmoor is the 9th largest, with 368 sq.miles, while its neighbour, Exmoor, is the 10th largest […]
Read MoreOne of the most successful British sitcoms is ‘Red Dwarf’, which had 52 episodes in 1988-99 on BBC2 television before reprising on […]
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