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Category Archives: UK History
Why Is The Oxford Comma Called The Oxford Comma?
If you didn’t know about the Oxford comma before the band Vampire Weekend arrived on the music scene in the mid-2000s, you probably did afterward; their third single was centered around the hotly debated piece of punctuation. But have you … Continue reading
Posted in British, Did You Know?, News, Observations, Re-blog, UK History, Video
Tagged comma, debate, definition, is, oxford, reblog, the, UK, what, words
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British word of the day: Biro
Posted in British, Quote of the day, UK History, Word of the day
Tagged ball, biro, pen, point
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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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On This Day in History, 1979: Sid Vicious died
On This Day in History, February 2nd, 1979: Sid Vicious dies of a drug overdose in New York City Sid Vicious singing My Way from ‘The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle’ movie, directed by Julien Temple. To the New York … Continue reading
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
Posted in British, Observations, thoughts, UK History, Word of the day
Tagged britain, british, classic, day, definition, england, football, game, history, news, of, subbuteo, the, UK, wikipedia, word
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The Queen’s Speech 2015
Posted in British, Government, News, Pictures from the Web, Politics, Re-blog, UK History, UK Holidays, Video, You Tube
Tagged 2015, annual, Christmas, elizabeth, london, queen, queens, speech, tradition, UK
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BBC News – Richard III dig: DNA confirms bones are king’s
Leicester, England, U.K. A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park has been confirmed as that of English king Richard III. Experts from the University of Leicester said DNA from the bones matched that of descendants of the monarch’s family. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Re-blog, UK History
Tagged body, death, dna, england, found, government, health, internet, king, leicester, news, politics, richard, royal, UK, university
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