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.
The Witch of Ningpo – Mary Ann Aldersey
Mary Ann Aldersey was the first female missionary to independently establish a school for girls at Ningpo in China after the First Opium War…
George Orwell
Born Eric Arthur Blair, the writer George Orwell is perhaps most famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949)…
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Her Campaign Against Smallpox
Aristocrat and lady of letters, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is most famous for her pioneering work, introducing smallpox inoculation into England…
L.S. Lowry
Born in the industrial north of England, L. S Lowry is famous for his distinctive style of painting, and is best known for his urban landscapes populated with “matchstick men” figures…
King Pine, The Pineapple
Hard to believe now, but in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries pineapples were such a status symbol for the very rich that pineapples were quite often rented for special occasions…
Beatrix Potter
One of Britain’s best loved children’s authors, Beatrix Potter is famous for her animal tales such as ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’ and ‘The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin’…
St George – Patron Saint of England
St Georges Day is celebrated on April 23rd. But how much do we know about England’s patron saint?…
Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner was an English physician who would go on to be become one of the most influential scientists of all time. A pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, his work would go on to save countless lives; it is not hard to see why he is often referred to as “the father of immunology”…
