Chances are when you think of British spycraft, you think of James Bond—the brash, reckless, womanizing, mass murderer featured in dozens of…
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British cuisine has received a lot of criticism and outright mockery over the years. Of course, it doesn’t help that some of…
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Food and folklore go hand in hand. From telling children that the crusts on bread will make their hair curly to the…
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The 1845 County Asylums Act made it mandatory for every county in England and Wales to build at least one asylum large…
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The British Empire was the largest empire in history in terms of landmass, as well as one of the most formidable military…
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It may shock you to learn that giving a young man a huge amount of money, privilege, and social notoriety does not…
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At the peak of its power, the British empire encompassed about one-fourth of the world’s area and population, making it by far…