In the words of Michael, an Irish Traveler: “Where can we put our homes? All we ask is to be given permission and to let us be. I bought this land; I have nowhere else to go. Why can't I live on it?” Gypsies and Travelers in England are now turning more frequently to the ...
England is one of the most historic and ancient countries in the modern world. They’re known for London tea, fish & chips, the Big Ben and of course, The Beatles. But did you know England is also home to some of the world’s most unique and popular English dog breeds as well? Alt...
I sometimes felt like this when I still lived in England. Although I’ve lived in Spain for several years, I’ll be celebrating Christmas for the first time in Lanzarote this year. While Christmas in Spain has lots of similarities with Britain – it’s family time, we eat lots of ...
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Deptford. Fortune-telling was an accepted part of gypsy life. In 1668 Pepys wrote in his diary, ‘This afternoon my wife and Mercer and Deb went with Pelling to see the Gypsies at Lambeth and have their fortunes told; but what they did, I did not enquire.’ Perhaps he was nervous of...
Ema and her husband Peter moved to rural Limousin in South West France at the end of 2013. Leaving Brighton and busy city life behind. They are following their dream to live and run their business... Latest News Relating to France or England...
The poet’s youthful escapades in the Irish country, his classical education at Trinity College, Dublin, and his vagabond studies among gypsies and peddlers, his childish attempts at various professions, his wanderings over Europe, his shifts and makeshifts to earn a living in London, his tilts...
While it is recognised that different heritage descriptions are adopted and self-ascribed by individuals and groups, the term Gypsy Traveller is used here to encompass both Romany Gypsies and Travellers of Irish descent who agreed to participate in this longitudinal study.View...
Taught to children and examined at university, physiognomy was also practised by gypsies, vagabonds, astrologers, physicians, priests, ambassadors, lawyers, teachers and parents. This physiognomic...
Wright, Patrick.On Living in an Old Country: The National Past in Contemporary Britain. London: Verso, 1985. Print.Search in Google Scholar Young Vic Theatre.My England. 2019. Web. 4 May 2021. <https://www.youngvic.org/my-england>.Search in Google Scholar ...