Agricultural Policies
From peasant subsistence to ‘feeding the nation’, British agriculture has undergone many changes and been subjected to…
Gun ownership
There are approximately 2,300,000 guns legally held in the UK, primarily for pest control on one’s own…
The Queen’s Watch, 1770
In 1770 King William III (1738-1820) purchased a gold watch from the country’s greatest watchmaker, Devon-born Thomas…
Thomas Cranmer
Nottinghamshire-born Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) enrolled at Cambridge University aged 14 and remained there for more than two…
The Boer Wars
From the 1600s, Dutch, French and German settlers arrived in South Africa and it was this community…
Dover
The Romans called it ‘Dubris’ and the Saxons named England’s closest transit point to Europe ‘Dofras’. The…
Penguin paperbacks
Bristol-born Sir Allen Lane (1902-70) was the genius with the driving force to create a revolution in…
Michael Bond, creator of ‘Paddington Bear’
The children’s stories about the accident-prone bear called Paddington, were written by Berkshire-born Michael Bond, CBE (1926-2017).…
Oxygen & other gases
Yorkshireman Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was a skilled experimental chemist, among other occupations, and in 1774 he made…
The British Constitution
A constitution sets out how a community has agreed to be governed. The British Constitution is a…
Haggis
In times past, when tribal societies killed their own food animals, it made sense to use as…
Rag Weeks
University and college Rag Weeks once had the reputation of being an outlet for the rebellious spirit…