Pigeons
Pigeons seem to gravitate towards humans and are quite tame. Their natural habitats are cliffs and coastal…
University Tuition Fees
In the 1900s, a small minority of school-leavers went on to study at university. Tuition fees were…
Going Green
The ‘green movement’ is so prevalent today in the UK that it is easy to feel the…
MPs’ Surgeries
Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to be available to meet individual members of their constituency to…
The Rudston Monolith
The British Isles are strewn with hundreds of ancient standing-stones ~ huge stones that appear to have…
Birthdays
The celebration of birthdays is naturally dependent upon having a calendar or being well-acquainted with astronomical configurations.…
Golf
The origins of golf lie in fifteenth-century Scotland, particularly the St. Andrews and Edinburgh areas. It is…
The Scilly Isles
Thousands of years ago, the Scilly Isles were one land mass and ancient remains, including castle ruins,…
Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Two graduates from Oxford (Michael Palin and Terry Jones), three from Cambridge (John Cleese, Graham Chapman and…
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was born in Surrey, attended Eton and Oxford and was a gifted, articulate student.…
Baroness Margaret Thatcher
Baroness Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) was a force for change in the UK throughout the 1980s, such that…
The Crimean War
The British participation in the Crimean War (1854-6) can be likened to joining in a playground squabble…