The Oxford Movement
Amidst the inclination for reform prevalent in the 1830s, some Oxford scholars of theology reacted strongly to…
The Liberal Democrat Party
The Liberal Democrat Party (‘LibDems’) was formed in 1988 as an amalgamation of the Liberal Party and…
Burials and cremations
In the Christian era, churchyards became the place to bury the dead, with proceedings conducted by the…
Photographic negatives
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-77) from Dorset was a polymath but lacked one skill, namely draughtmanship, and…
The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp
Camping out year-round in British weather is not recommended, but the women who decided to do just…
Bodnant Garden
To call the 80 acres of terraces, woodland glades, ponds and special plant collections on the Bodnant…
TV sitcoms
The British ‘sitcom‘ (situation comedy) began life on radio after WW2 but it quickly moved to television…
Dylan Thomas
The most famous Welsh poet is surely Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914-53), whose most prolific period came in…
The Eddington Limit
The Eddington Limit (or Luminosity) is a measurement of the the maximum brightness of, say, a star…
Punch & Judy
A mixture of pantomime, horror and absurdity, the Punch & Judy show in its portable format has…
The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival ranks alongside other sporting events where one is sure to see the best performances…
Ely Cathedral
The exquisite workmanship seen in the structure of Ely Cathedral exhibits the now rare manual skills that…