A portrait of life in an English, male boarding school may sound niche and conservative, but Lindsay Anderson’s second feature after ‘This Sporting Life’ was one of the most radical British movies of the 1960s – and the first of three films from that decade to enter our top ten. The...
In the first half of the 19th century, Florence was in moderate use. Initially wasn't especially popular -- it doesn't appear in Dunkling's top 50 girls names for England and Wales in1700,1800or1850-- but it was used continually, and still occasionally for boys. Dickens used the name ...
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So, long story short, I’m searching for a perfect flower name that is similar in style to the “sisters.” We are also Catholic, and it’s likely we would use a Christian name as the first name, and a flower name as the middle name, and possibly nickname her based on the middle ...
Other names used to describe Loyalists included: Tories, Royalists, King's Friends, and Redcoats (specifically British soldiers). Many Native Americans sided with the Loyalists due to the Proclamation Line of 1763. This was a line set by the British after the French and Indian War, marking ...
The House of Windsor as we know it today began in 1917 when the family changed its name from the German “Saxe-Coburg-Gotha” in the wake of the first World War. King Charles's great-grandfather, King George V, was the first Windsor monarch, and today's working royals are the descenda...
In the UK, first year university students are often called freshers, especially early in the academic year; however, there are no specific names for those in other years, nor for school pupils. Graduate and professional students in the United States are known by their year of study (a "...
Hector(#42) — Hector shot up in popularity in 1900 thanks to Major-General Sir Hector MacDonald, who was a notable soldier and knighted for his efforts in the Boer War. Many boys were given the name "Hector MacDonald" for their first names. ...
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