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.
Traditional English Breakfast
The traditional English breakfast is a national institution. Eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushrooms and fried bread, served with hot buttered…
The British Peerage
An introduction to the British peerage, which has evolved over the centuries into the five ranks that exist today: duke…
English Coffeehouses, Penny Universities
English coffee houses of the 17th and 18th century were meeting places of ideas, science, politics and commerce, known as penny universities…
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