Welsh Chapels
‘Nonconformist’ religious movements are those which do not belong to the Established Church. In Wales, these include…
Dame Margot Fonteyn
Born in Surrey in 1919 as Margaret Hookham, Dame Margot Fonteyn‘s mother was key to her future…
UK commercial airports
There are almost 150 airports in the UK, of which 60 accommodate scheduled passenger airlines. The world’s…
The Restoration
It must be said that King Charles I’s reign was a complete disaster, which ended in 1649…
Isle of Man TT
The Isle of Man, a Crown Dependency, has hosted the world’s fastest and most dangerous road race…
Sir Mo Farah
Britain’s most successful athlete, Sir Mo Farah, CBE, was born in Somaliland in 1983 but came to…
Pitman shorthand
Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-97) of Wiltshire invented the Pitman shorthand system in 1837 when he was 24.…
The Beatles
The Beatles were a musical phenomenon in the 1960s that changed the pop music genre forever. There…
The Ozone Hole
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), who operate in research stations in the British Antarctic Territory, published their…
The Baptist Church
The Baptist Church emerged in England in the early 1600s. It spread to Scotland and Wales in…
Seals common to Britain
There are two types of seal found close to the British coastlines ~ the grey seal (or…
National Insurance Contributions (NICs)
To help fund the Welfare State, most people who are employed or self-employed in the UK must…