The Privy Council
In the UK’s constitutional monarchy the Privy Council can be regarded as a go-between for Parliament’s dealings with the Sovereign, as well […]
Month: November 2020
Winter Solstice – Yule
The Winter Solstice takes place on or adjacent to 21st December and is the day with the longest period of darkness ~ […]
Lord Byron
Lord Byron (George Gordon, 1788-1824) gave English literature the ‘Byronic hero’, seen in the novels of the Brontë sisters, for example. This […]
Hampton Court Palace
King Henry VIII (1491-1547) owned dozens of castles, mansions and palaces. One that remains today is the magnificent Hampton Court Palace in […]
Common law
Common law embodies the natural instinct towards knowing what is right (‘lawful’) and wrong (‘unlawful’) and the appropriate degree of punishment that […]
School-leaving qualifications
While some children in the UK do unfortunately finish their time at school without any or very few qualifications, most will breathe […]