Freedom of association
In its simplest form, freedom of association places no restrictions on which friendship circles, clubs or societies…
Table Tennis
To while away chilly evenings, some sports developed miniature indoor versions adapted for play on tables, initially…
Stained glass church windows
Two Northumbrian clergymen, Wilfrid (634-709/10) and Benedict (c.628-90), adopted the European idea of having stained glass church…
The formation of Great Britain
One of the noteworthy figures in the formation of Great Britain (England, Wales & Scotland) was the…
The Truck Acts
Employee welfare in Britain’s unprecedented and, for some, traumatic passage through the Industrial Revolution was not always…
The marine chronometer
As one of history’s greatest seafaring nations, Britain has made many contributions to oceanography, with the marine…
Stonehenge
Stonehenge in Wiltshire is Crown property and its mysterious origins and purpose remain unknown, although Druids believe…
Windsor Castle
The neighbouring towns of Ascot and Windsor in Berkshire lie just 20 miles from central London and…
Galton and Simpson
Raymond (Ray) Percy Galton (1930-2018) and Alan Francis Simpson (1929-2017) were both Londoners, both 6’4″ tall, both…
Harold Pinter
Londoner Harold Pinter (1930-2008), writer for stage, screen and print, actor and director, was awarded the 2005…
Neutrons
Mathematician and physicist Sir James Chadwick (1891-1974) from Cheshire discovered the third type of sub-atomic particle, namely…
Gretna Green
“We two matched for mating Came, handclasped, at last, Where the blacksmith was waiting To fetter us…