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Category Archives: British
On this day in history; 1952, Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen
On this day in 1952, after a long illness, King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies in his sleep at the royal estate at Sandringham. Princess Elizabeth, the oldest of the king’s two daughters and next in … Continue reading
Posted in British, Government, News, Observations, On This Day In History, Pictures from the Web, Re-blog, UK History
Tagged 1952, 6, 6th, anniversary, britain, british, britsh, day, elizabeth, england, february, government, history, news, on, queen, reblog, this, UK
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Land Rover Defender ends production after seven decades
The death of a British icon: Land Rover Defender ends production after seven decades January 29th, 2016 The last Land Rover Defender will roll off the production line later today, ending 67 years of the popular 4×4 being made. It … Continue reading
Posted in British, Classic Cars, Finance, News, Pictures from the Web, Re-blog, Technology, Transport, UK History
Tagged 1947, 2016, 29th, auto, britain, british, car, cars, classic, defender, end, england, finance, history, jaguar, january, land, manufacturer, model, models, news, off, production, reblog, road, rover, suv, UK, usa, vehicle
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British Word Of The day – Subbuteo
A random thought becomes my British Word Of The Day. Subbuteo Subbuteo is a group of table top games simulating team sports such as association football, cricket, both codes of rugby and hockey. The name is most closely associated with … Continue reading
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Tagged britain, british, classic, day, definition, england, football, game, history, news, of, subbuteo, the, UK, wikipedia, word
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RIP Lemmie
Lemmie, the lead singer with Motorhead, died yesterday, December 28th, after a short illness. He was 70 years old a few days before. Here I am sharing their biggest hit, Ace of Spades…
2015 UK Christmas Number One
The Number One Single in the UK Charts this year is the NHS Choir – A Bridge Over You
On this day in History
On this day in History, 1975, forty years ago today, the Christmas Number one in the UK Singles Chart was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Merry Christmas
