Some old British Achievers to share today….. On 21 December 2007, Queen Elizabeth II became the oldest British monarch at 81 years and 8 months, overtaking […]
Wednesday is the day for the Top Five Bizarre British Books. All are real titles with details of the author/s, publisher and date of publication: 1. […]
Yesterday, the headlines were: Schools urged to do more ‘What now?’ I found myself thinking…. Another media spin on what teachers are not doing? But actually, […]
The title really does tell the story. This week, we thought we would put together some top X (sometimes two, sometimes ten) compendiums – historical and […]
When I was very young, my grandparents moved to Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. My grandfather, David Day, had been interested in discovering our ancestry […]
Alan Alexander Milne was born on this day in 1882. After graduating from Cambridge University, he worked as assistant editor of Punch magazine and wrote a […]
G’day all! Well, I can hardly write ‘Good Morning’, ‘Good Afternoon’ or anything along those lines. Heaven alone knows when you will be reading this…. Well, […]
Historically, 15 January has seen many important events…. 1559 saw the coronation of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1601) at Westminster Abbey in London. She was the third […]
