Garden-themed literature
Many of the common themes used in English fiction can be played out in a garden setting. The circle of life, coming […]
Many of the common themes used in English fiction can be played out in a garden setting. The circle of life, coming […]
Dr. James Parkinson (1755-1824) from London was quite the polymath, making strides not only in medicine but also geology and paleontology. He […]
The Grand National is an annual horse race many would like to see banned on animal welfare grounds, or at least greatly […]
When the Church of Scotland (CofS) was confirmed as that nation’s Established Church in the early 1700s, the other main branch of […]
The story of the man named Piran, Pyran, Perran or even Ciarán is debatable but the date he died seems to be […]
Any UK, Isle of Man or Channel Island address can be found in the Royal Mail database simply by using its postcode […]
William Addis (1734-1808) from London is the protagonist of a story about the invention of the toothbrush which seems to merge two […]
Queen Eleanor (1122-1204), mother of King Richard I ‘the Lionheart’ (1157-99), ruled England in his absence on Crusade and she established maritime […]
Genuine Chippendale furniture fetches top prices at auction because it was Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) who turned this household essential into an art […]
British concern for our fellow creatures extends not only to the furry kind but also the feathered and the eminence of the […]
John Eric Bartholomew (1926-84) from Morecambe and Ernest Wiseman (1925-99) from Leeds were Britain’s most successful comedic double act, Morecambe & Wise. […]
By 1871 the mapping of India was the most detailed of any country in the world, thanks to the Great Trigonometrical Survey […]
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