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.
Harris’s List
Harris’s List of Covent Garden Ladies was an annual directory of prostitutes working in London published from 1757 to 1795…
William Hogarth and 18th century life
In the early 18th century, Georgian Britain was a nation openly and often shockingly rude, especially to 21st century eyes…
Lady Godiva
Why did Lady Godiva, a pious woman, ride through the streets of Coventry naked?
Witches in Britain
Witches, witchcraft and the notorious witch hunts and trials in England…
Blood, Betting and Baiting: The Dark History of England’s Pubs
Today’s pubs are friendly and welcoming places, but some of the more ancient inns hide a darker past of gambling…
Folk Remedies
Thank goodness for the National Health Service! Who were the ‘Quake doctors’, how do you cure warts and what was the cure for baldness…?
Pace Egging
Pace-Egging is an ancient Lancashire custom once widespread, and is still to be found in parts of the county today…
