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.
Aristotle, Witchcraft and Witch Hunts
Aristotle is not a name you would expect to hear when discussing the witch hunts in Europe between 1450 and 1750. However one of his followers, Thomas Aquinas (1225-1275) had a profound impact upon the Church’s view of witchcraft…
Childhood in the 1920s and 1930s
What was it like to be a child in the 1920s and 1930s? What was it like to go to school and what games did…
The Legend of Drake’s Drum
According to legend, if England is ever in peril and Drake’s Drum is sounded, Sir Francis Drake will arise to save his country…
The Unicorn, National Animal of Scotland
The unicorn: a mystical beast, representing both purity and innocence, power and ferocity, adopted as the national animal of Scotland in the 1300s. The unicorn is also the natural enemy of the lion, adopted by English royalty some 100 years before…
Leap Year Superstitions
The right of every women to propose on 29th February each leap year goes back hundreds of years when the leap year day had no recognition in English law (the day was ‘leapt over’ and ignored, hence the term ‘leap year’).
The Great British Music Hall
The Great British Music Hall was a cultural phenomenon that thrived in the early Victorian era…
David Roberts, Artist
The son of a shoemaker, the Scottish artist David Roberts is best known for his prolific series of sketches and lithographs of Egypt and the Near East…
