Boxing Day
Boxing Day is the name given to the day after Christmas Day ~ in other words, the 26th of December. It is […]
Boxing Day is the name given to the day after Christmas Day ~ in other words, the 26th of December. It is […]
Pantomimes are a very British part of the Christmas season. They are theatrical shows, featuring current celebrities, and they run for several […]
Most people on the Electoral Register are eligible to be officially requested to do jury service at a Crown Court. Random selection […]
Fish and chips is a traditional British takeaway meal consisting of fish deep-fried in batter and potato cut into strips and deep-fried […]
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol was initially designed by the celebrated engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, in 1830, when Brunel was only […]
The ‘crop circle‘ phenomenon began in the 1970s on the farmlands of south-west England, particularly in Wiltshire. It continues to this day. […]
The TV licence is for all live and recorded TV programmes provided by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) or any other TV […]
During most of the eighteenth century Britain and France were at war and this gave rise to a huge smuggling and wrecking […]
The Eton Boating Song was first performed either in 1863 or 1865 ~ sources differ ~ for Eton College’s annual Open Day, […]
The expression to “go by Shanks’s pony” means to walk. It usually implies that there is no other method of transport available, […]
Francis Morgan “Daley“ Thompson was a record-breaking decathlete in the 1980s. He was born in London in 1958 and won his first […]
In its empire-building phase of the sixteenth century, England took control of its neighbour, Ireland. When King James VI of Scotland also […]
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