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.
Riding Side-Saddle
Lady Mary of Downton Abbey strikes a fine figure, riding side-saddle to the hunt. But why did ladies ride side-saddle?
The History of Fish and Chips
Freshly cooked, piping hot fish and chips, smothered in salt and soused with vinegar, wrapped in newspaper and eaten out-of-doors on a cold and wintry day – it simply cannot be beaten!
The Luttrell Psalter
The 14th century Luttrell Psalter is unique in that it is richly illustrated with scenes of everyday life in medieval…
Tudor and Stuart Fashion
British costume and clothing in the Tudor and Stuart periods, the 16th and 17th centuries.
Old Glory & the Cutty Wren
Old Glory perform dances similar to mumming, molly dancing and morris dancing
John Bull
John Bull is an imaginary figure who is a personification of England, similar to the American ‘Uncle Sam’.
Schooldays in the 1950s and 1960s
We all have strong memories of our first few days at primary school, although nowadays most children tend to go to pre-school, so it is not such a shock to the system for them as it was for the children of the 1960s!
