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.
The history and origins of Fairies, Goblins and Hobgoblins.
Spring Heeled Jack terrorised Victorian society, but who was this 19th century Batman?
Afternoon tea, a very English custom! Read the history behind this most English tradition; china tea cups, scones, jam and clotted cream…
If the Fifties were in black and white, then the Sixties were in Technicolor. For many, the ‘Swinging Sixties’ remain…
The kelpie is a shape-changing aquatic spirit of Scottish legend. But beware – these are malevolent spirits, hoping to lure…
The Bright Young Things of the 1920s were the original party set. Wild parties, sex, drugs, drink and outrageous behaviour…
The origins of the Cornish pasty, a pastry shell filled with meat and vegetables, symbol of Cornwall, traditional lunch for…
The Cornish language is spoken by over 550 people in England and Wales according to the 2011 census data. Why…
Join us in celebrating St Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall, and his feast day on the 5th March.
Wise is perhaps not the correct word to use – a better description would appear to be The Clever and…
