English language Category
The Great Vowel Shift
The Great Vowel Shift (GVS) is the reason we may find Old and Middle English difficult to…
Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton (1897-1968), born in London, was our most-loved and prolific author of children’s literature. Emerging…
Bertrand Russell
For a man who excelled in, adored and taught mathematics, it was an amazing recognition of his…
‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) wrote the poem ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner‘ as the first entry…
Caxton’s printing press
Kent-born William Caxton (c.1422-91) was the first to bring the printing press to Britain and to publish…
No Future Tense
Although there are several ways to construct a future meaning in English, there is no stand-alone future…
The Huguenots
The Protestant religion emerged in the 16th century and its followers grew to be a sizeable minority…
C.S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963), or ‘Jack’ to friends and family, was born in Belfast. As a boy…
Cockney Rhyming Slang
A Cockney used to be defined as someone ‘born within the sound of Bow Bells’ in the…
The King James Bible
The King James Bible is also known as the ‘King James Version‘, as it is one of…
Mr. Men and Little Misses
Father and son, Roger and Adam Hargreaves, created the Mr. Men and Little Miss series of children’s…
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was born in Surrey, attended Eton and Oxford and was a gifted, articulate student.…