Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilees
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) had four official Jubilees, the most of any British monarch. The previous longest-reigning sovereign, Queen Victoria (1819-1901), died […]
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) had four official Jubilees, the most of any British monarch. The previous longest-reigning sovereign, Queen Victoria (1819-1901), died […]
Read MoreBaroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, DBE (1969-) is the UK’s most successful Paralympian. Born in Cardiff, she was immobilised with spina bifida by age […]
Read More“In Europe, people eat good food. In England people think that good manners at the table are more important than the food […]
Read More‘That Was The Week That Was‘ (“TW3” for short) made stars of the lone female performer, the hugely talented theatrical singer/actress Millicent […]
Read MoreOne of the achievements of Alfred the Great (849-899), King of Wessex, was to compile ‘The Dōmbōc’ (The Doom Book) in c.886-93. […]
Read More‘Port of Departure (or Arrival):Liverpool‘ appears in many a search for records of family ancestors, since Liverpool’s west-coast location made it so […]
Read MoreDr. Brian Mercer (1927-98) was born in Blackburn towards the end of the British textile industry’s golden age. Fortunately, he was inspired […]
Read More‘The Magic Roundabout‘ was a children’s programme aired from 1965 to 1977, with a 5-minute slot every weekday before the News. This […]
Read MoreThe Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory just north of the British Antarctic Territory and south-east of Argentina. English mariner John […]
Read MoreBoth World Wars, by producing many more physically and mentally disabled people than before, resulted in the creation of laws and regulations […]
Read MoreThe oil paintings of John Constable, RA (1776-1837) were ground-breaking in their day. He rebelled against the teaching of the Royal Academy […]
Read MoreUntil the 21st century most Britons knew The Lord’s Prayer by heart, as they recited it every weekday morning in school assembly […]
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