Robert Browning
Robert Browning (1812-89) spent much of his life financially supported by family while he pursued his desire…
Gilbert & Sullivan
The Gilbert & Sullivan partnership was between Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) and Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan…
The Whig Party
The Whig Party was active between 1678 and 1868 and emerged as the counter-balance to the dominance…
Michael Faraday
London-born Michael Faraday (1791-1867) is regarded as one of the most brilliant scientists of our time. Yet…
Six Nations Championship
The annual ‘Six Nations‘ rugby union championship began in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship contested by…
Birmingham
Birmingham is our second biggest city and is geographically just below the centre. It sits on a…
Ronnie ‘The Rocket’ O’Sullivan
Ronnie O’Sullivan, nicknamed ‘The Rocket’, was born in the West Midlands in 1975 and grew up in…
County Courts
Before the County Courts were created in 1846, there was a rather unsatisfactory system of ‘circuit’ judges…
The Union Jack
The flag of the United Kingdom is a symbolic layering of three other flags ~ the English,…
The Olivier Awards
Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-89) was born in Surrey and became a highly revered, indeed legendary, Shakespearean actor…
Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1455-85) was a period when the descendants of two of King Edward…
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York
The two Archbishops are the most senior members of the Church of England. Of the two, the…