The Story Behind the Great British Pantomime
Every Christmas, Brits flock to the theatres for pantomime season. But the great British panto is neither solely British, nor technically a pantomime.
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The Secret War: Resistance in Britain During the Second World War
Britain’s war against Germany and her allies in the Second World War was not confined to the battlefields.
Dickens at Christmas: 7 Places to Visit Around England
Is there any novelist more closely linked with Yuletide than Charles Dickens? His story, A Christmas Carol, was an instant hit in 1843 and helped make Christmas fashionable again.
8 Historic London Shopfronts
London streets are lined with colourful shops, clamouring for our attention. Many are of considerable age, and have survived forContinue Reading
England’s Lost Asylums
For centuries, mental illness was regarded as a spiritual affliction rather than a medical one; thankfully social attitudes have changed.Continue Reading
A Brief Introduction to Garden Cities
The Garden City Movement was one of England’s most radical contributions to urban planning.
A Brief Introduction to Boston: the Making of a Market Town
Boston, Lincolnshire, didn’t just give its name to Boston, Massachusetts in the USA: many of its most prominent citizens actuallyContinue Reading
A Brief Introduction to Castles of Legend
Many castles were associated with the stories of King Arthur and the evidence can sometimes be seen in their fabric.