The Spinning Jenny
The 8-spindle ‘spinning jenny’ for spinning wool or cotton was invented by James Hargreaves (1720-78) of Lancashire in 1764 and it was […]
The 8-spindle ‘spinning jenny’ for spinning wool or cotton was invented by James Hargreaves (1720-78) of Lancashire in 1764 and it was […]
A Member of Parliament (MP) has powers given by the monarchy. Therefore, an MP represents all the people living in his or […]
A young person acquires some legal rights at age 16. These are not the full rights of an adult, but they are […]
The UK, Great Britain, the British Isles, England… these are not just different names for the same landmass! The differences are illustrated […]
“Words are mastered by meeting them, not by avoiding them.” This was Geraldine McCaughrean’s advice to publishers who favour children’s books with […]
Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was born and lived most of his life in London and began writing his famous diary every day from […]
Emily Jane Brontë (1818-48) was part of a tragic but creative family in Yorkshire which produced what are now regarded as […]
Betting and gambling are legal activities in the UK. Betting shops, bingo halls, casinos, the National Lottery and online betting games are […]
The Divine Right of Kings was a theory that the monarchy was appointed by a divine being, or God, making the monarch’s […]
Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was born in London and spent most of her life in Surrey. The arts of all kinds filled her […]
The English Civil War took place in the middle of the 17th century and was a struggle between different religions for dominance, […]
The writer Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad (“V.S.”) Naipaul died in August 2018, just short of his 86th birthday. He was born in Trinidad […]
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