Culture UK
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.
English Coffeehouses, Penny Universities
English coffee houses of the 17th and 18th century were meeting places of ideas, science, politics, commerce, known as penny…
The Folklore Year – January
The Folklore Year – traditional folklore and culture of Britain, events taking place every year in January
Well Dressing
The tradition of well dressing with flowers in Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Staffordshire
The Folklore Year – June
The Folklore Year – traditional folklore and culture of Britain, events taking place every year in June
More Nursery Rhymes
Read about the origins of Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Ba Ba Black Sheep and Georgie Porgie.
Nursery Rhymes
British nursery rhymes including Little Jack Horner and Ring a Ring O’Roses
The Folklore Year – September
The Folklore Year – traditional folklore and culture of Britain, events taking place every year in September
The Folklore Year – March
The Folklore Year – traditional folklore and culture of Britain, events taking place every year in March
