Tarmac
There were three people involved in the invention of tarmac (or tarmacadam), not counting John McAdam (1756-1836)…
Bobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea (Bobby) Moore (1941-93) was born in Essex during a German bombing raid and was to…
Robin redbreast
The little robin is the national bird of the UK and has won this status for being…
British Surnames
In the UK, surnames are passed down the generations and are the last part of a person’s…
Hockey
The team game of hockey, or ‘field hockey’, has been played in its modern form in British…
Whitsun
The seventh Sunday after Easter is known as Whit Sunday, the next day is Whit Monday and the…
Freedom of speech
There is a fondly-held belief in the UK that we have ‘freedom of speech’ ~ in other…
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…