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‘British Reserved, Not Unfriendly’ – Americans in Britain 1942

Posted by Katherine on October 22, 2013 in 20th Century, Books

On 11 December 1941, the USA declared war on Germany and Italy on the same day that Hitler declared war on the USA. The first American servicemen arrived in Britain on 26 January 1942 and to prepare them for the…

Everything stops for tea – Jack Buchanan

Posted by Katherine on June 27, 2013February 22, 2018 in 20th Century, Food

Everything Stops for Tea is a song written by Maurice Sigler with lyrics by Al Goodheart and American Al Hoffman, for the 1935 musical Come Out Of The Pantry. It is about tea being England’s favourite drink, however both the composer and the musical were…

Beau Brummell – London’s first dandy

Posted by Katherine on June 7, 2013 in 18th Century, 19th Century, Television

On this day in 1778, George Bryan Brummell (known as Beau Brummell) was born in Downing Street London. His father was private secretary to the prime minister, Lord North, and his family was very upwardly mobile, living at The Grove, in Donnington,…

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Shouldn’t children find history at home?

Posted by Katherine on May 26, 2008February 12, 2019 in Local, News

I recently came across a great article on The Observer website by historian Tristram Hunt, talking about the lack of knowledge of British history among British children and arguing that: The news that only one-third of Britons can recognise the…

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