Highwaymen
In the period of 1650-1830, that small, persistent, criminal section of society found a new method open…
Victoria & Albert Museum
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) houses the world’s largest collection of art and design, making it…
Badminton Horse Trials
At the 1948 Summer Olympics, the British equestrian team picked up just one bronze medal. This so…
The White Horse
Our most famous and oldest chalk-cut hill figure is the White Horse near Uffington. Unlike later equine…
The pedal bicycle
James Starley (1830-81) from West Sussex was the pioneer of the modern pedal bicycle, along with his…
Wallace’s Realms
Alfred Russel Wallace, OM FRS (1823-1913) was born in Monmouthshire and showed a fascination for identifying flora…
Wicca
Wicca, also known as ‘The Craft (of the Wise)’, owes its modern surge in popularity to Lancashire-born…
Friday the 13th
The number 13 has long been considered unlucky but its combination with Friday in a double-whammy of…
Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is the oldest recognition of outstanding service to the nation…
An Englishman’s home is his castle
The principle behind the saying “An Englishman’s home is his castle” is that your home is your…
Rights on becoming 21 years old
The Family Law Reform Act of 1969 lowered the traditional ‘age of majority’ from twenty-one to eighteen,…
The Black Death
The years 1348-50 saw the greatest loss of life in British and European history, when 20-50 million…