As Guy Fawkes fades from our memories we are quickly met with one of the most sombre events of the year. Armistice day. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the guns fell silent as World War One, otherwise known as The Great War, came to an end. This calamitous conflagration left a generation of Europe's men decimated. The numbers of dead are...
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The Origins of Halloween
The Origins of Halloween! We are at the end of October and as the clocks move back and nights draw in we have arrived at the time of year that is now known as Halloween Many mistakenly think that Halloween is an American import to Europe. It is in fact an evolution of an ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. It was the night that celebrated the end of the...
April turns to May
The British Drink The British are known the world over for their love of tea, it is true, we Brits are not just famous for drinking Beer or Gin! Tea represents a refined social image but the history of the drink is one that fuelled wars and revolutions. On April 27th 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act which has since been recognised as one of the causes of the...
