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.
St Swithun’s Day
15 July is St Swithun’s Day, and it is said that if it rains on St Swithin’s Day it will…
Anglo-Saxon Christmas
How did the Anglo-Saxons celebrate Christmas? Christmas is, after all, an Anglo-Saxon word: Cristesmæsse…
Rationing in World War Two
Ever wondered how much food a person was entitled to during rationing in World War Two?
The Green Man
Carved figures of the Green Man appear on our churches and cathedrals yet this is an ancient pagan symbol of rebirth, traditionally associated with May Day…
Richard Wilson, Welsh Landscape Painter
Richard Wilson, considered the “father” of British landscape painting, is perhaps Wales’s greatest artist.
Halloween in Scotland
Discover how Halloween, 31st October, is celebrated in Scotland and the history behind the Scottish All Hallows Eve celebrations.
Saint Ursula and the 11,000 British Virgins
The legend of Saint Ursula and 11,000 British virgins, all cruelly murdered in Cologne, Germany, by the Huns. But how much of this story is true, and were there really as many as 11,000 virgins?
King Alfred and the Cakes
The story of King Alfred burning the cakes is well known. The event is said to have taken place in the marshes of the Somerset Levels near Athelney….