St. Valentine’s Day
St. Valentine’s Day is the 14th February and it has evolved in recent times from being a…
Alan Turing
Publicly recognised as a war hero long after his death, Alan Mathison Turing was born in London…
Sir Nick Faldo
Sir Nick (Nicholas Alexander) Faldo was born in 1957 in Hertfordshire and is the most successful British…
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn.…
The London Eye
The London Eye has become one of the must-see tourist attractions in the English capital. It was…
British Summer Time
British Summer Time (BST) was an idea put forward by a wealthy businessman in Kent ~ William…
Railways
It is said that the railways were the supreme achievement of the Victorian era in Britain. Cornishman…
The Church of England
The Church of England (CofE) is the ‘Established’ church of England. This means that its head is…
The crime of forced marriage
In the UK, the legal joining of two loving partners in marriage is assumed to be a…
Rendlesham Forest UFOs
In late December 1980 there occurred the world’s best-documented UFO incident in Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk. This…
Visiting Parliament
Visits to the Houses of Parliament by all members of the public, British or otherwise, are welcomed…
Horse racing
Horse racing is a sport largely enjoyed for its betting possibilities. It is subject to the regulations…