Who are the British? Do they really drink tea, eat roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and never leave home without an umbrella? Find out more about true Brits; past and present, myth and legend, fact and fiction.
“I never ride in from Hyde Park Corner… but the ghosts of an army of horsemen ride with me,” wrote Roland Collins in 1967. If the ghosts of all those who have ridden or driven in Hyde Park were visible, it would create the ultimate pageant of British history…
According to a survey by the Office of National Statistics in 2018, some 874,700 people (29.3% of the population) in Wales speak Cymraeg, or Welsh,…
John Churchill, also known as “Mad Jack” or “Fighting Jack” Churchill, fought heroically during World War Two, armed with a longbow, arrows, and a Scottish broadsword…
Squire John “Mad Jack” Mytton was an eccentric, high-living, devil-may-care gambler and rake who squandered his entire fortune in just 15 years…
Not all pirates sailed the Caribbean in search of treasure. One 16th century Welsh pirate preferred to stay close to home…
They called her Skittles, and she certainly bowled them over. Catherine Walters, also known as the last Victorian courtesan, was born in Liverpool on 13th June 1839…
Recycling…not a new concept! Discover how ‘green’ everyday life was in the 1950s and 60s…
Many nations around the world govern through a written constitution, which lays out the fundamental laws of the land and rights of the people in one single legal document. So why doesn’t the UK have a written constitution? The answer can be found in our history…
The fairy, sprite or imp Robin Goodfellow is one of the most mischievous characters in English folklore…
The author A.A. Milne is best known for his lovable creation Winnie-the-Pooh, a bear of very little brain, and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Owl and Tigger. However some of his work had a darker side, influenced by his first-hand experiences of the horrors of World War One…