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.
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….
Bits and Pieces
It is very strange how the body parts of famous people often go missing, only to reappear hundreds of years after the demise of their owners. Read on for the true (if rather gory!) stories of some missing ‘bits and pieces’…
Robin Hood
Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his ‘Merry Men’ – but did he really exist and if so, how much of the legend is true?
A Medieval Christmas
Some well known modern Christmas traditions have their roots in the Medieval celebrations…
Ancient British Weapons and Armour
Part One of our Arms and Armour series. Ancient Britons, Romans, Saxons and Norman soldiers, their armour and weapons.
C.B. Fry
Is it a train…Is it a plane…or is it C.B. Fry? The amazing sporting career and life of C.B. Fry.
