David James – Page 3 – Britain and Britishness

10 Fascinating Facts About Covent Garden, London

Once an important working market and the backdrop for the musical My Fair Lady, Covent Garden today is one of London’s biggest

In his short story The Canterville Ghost from 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote: Throw a few British idioms into the mix

Just beyond the rear windows, in gardens across the British nation, something amazing happens every winter. Little flashes of colour dart and dance

“Market town” is a term originating from the Middle Ages for a settlement that has the right to host markets.

If we were to run a poll on what Britons would be eating for Christmas Dinner this year, there’s a

The Largest Gothic Cathedral in Britain In 1215, Archbishop of York, Walter de Gray ordered the construction of a Gothic structure

Towns and cities were often sited on rivers. Besides providing fresh water for drinking and irrigation, rivers provided a convenient means

Walking around today’s British supermarkets, it’s hard to imagine a time when food was rationed. At the start of the

To Be or Not to Be in Stratford-upon-Avon? Without reservation, the answer is To Be, for Stratford-upon-Avon is not only

Completed in 1515, Hampton Court was Henry VIII’s favorite summer residence. It epitomized Tudor fashion and style. But Henry didn’t