Bridleways and Footpaths
A bridleway is a public right of way for travel on foot, on horseback or by bicycle and,…
The Scanning Electron Microscope
Professor Sir Charles William Oatley (1904-96) from Somerset worked on developing the scanning electron microscope (SEM) for…
Norman Britain
In 1066 the ‘Norsemen’ or ‘Vikings‘, returned to Britain in the guise of the Normans from France,…
Dartmoor and Exmoor
Of the UK’s 15 National Parks, Dartmoor is the 9th largest, with 368 sq.miles, while its neighbour,…
‘Red Dwarf’ space comedy
One of the most successful British sitcoms is ‘Red Dwarf’, which had 52 episodes in 1988-99 on…
London Fashion Week
The youngest of the ‘Big Four’ Fashion Weeks ~ the others being New York City (1943), Milan…
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (as opposed to Staffordshire’s market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme) is England’s northernmost city by a tiny fraction…
Zoroastrianism
The originally Persian religion of Zoroastrianism does not easily take converts, so it has one of the…
The Northern Irish Peace Process
The period of riots, protests and terrorism that began in the late 1960s in Northern Ireland and…
Value Added Tax (V.A.T.)
Until 1940, Britons paid tax only on their incomes, but wartime shortages saw the introduction of a…
The Linear Motor & Maglev
Professor Dr Eric Laithwaite (1921-97) from Lancashire was a naturally gifted lecturer and was attached firstly to…
Hip Replacement Surgery
Currently one of the most common surgical operations, the hip replacement is the legacy of Professor Sir…