3:From 1853 to 1856, Britain fought against (Russia) in the Crimean War 4: Who is the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes? (Sir Roger Bannister) 5: Hitler invaded (Poland) in 1939, Britain
Ask people – both here at home or abroad – howthey imagine Great Britain to be, the answer is often the same: an overcrowded island. We do, of course, have our fair share of big cities, motorways and densely populated housing estates but it often comes as a surprise just how much u...
were exposed to the cruel reality of a market economy and the crueler reality of the wartime command economy. This they faced without the traditional pre-war municipal and philanthropic means of support, which had been diverted by the war. (540). In Britain and France, real income had risen...
Britain had the most powerful navy in the world. This caused everyone else to want to be better but you can’t. Alliances showed a great dent in World War one. Europe divided into two opposing Alliances the Triple Alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy which was formed in...
If you wish to join in a special moment of remembrance the British Legion is inviting you to participate in a shared moment of reflection by turning off your lights from 10pm to 11pm, leaving on a single light or candle, to mark the 100th anniversary of when Great Britain entered the ...
. Like many sandstone buildings in Hobart it still looks good, a reflection on Tasmania having some of the cleanest air in the world. The superb stained-glass windows were made byBurlison and Grylls, London, at the time one of the most highly regarded producers of stained glass in Britain...
Whilst in Plymouth, Robert and Martha had had three daughters and a son.7The family left Devon and moved back to Scotland in 1918 and it was during this time, in Edinburgh, that Ronald was born. When the Armistice, which ended WW1, was signed on the 11th November, 1918, Britain’s ...
In Britain, peace was celebrated on 19th July that year, which is probably when the following photo was taken. Stanley Bartlett is named as in the photo, and would have been 10 or 11 months old at that time. Could the toddler in the high chair be ‘our’ Stanley? 1919 Peace Party,...
He met and teamed up with Ernie Wise while they were still in their teens, starting a comedy double-act which developed and continued after the war; in later years the pair were described as ”the best-loved double-act that Britain has ever produced” and a celebratory plaque is now ...
The three great offices of state in Britain are the First Lord of the Treasury, the Prime Minister’s formal title, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Home Secretary. The last two offices are held at this moment by the sons and daughters of Pakistani and Ugandan immigrants. The Lord ...