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The Pig War

The Pig War

A guest post by author, Anne Clare In spite of its name, ‘The Pig War’ didn’t have much to do with farm animals. Rather, the unfortunate demise of a pig who ventured into the wrong garden in 1859 almost led to an armed conflict between Britain and the United States.  As the pig was just the […]

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How to submit a guest article

Received wisdom is that guest blogging is a good idea. A guest post can help increase website  readership and traffic, and can be an excellent way of baby writers helping one another. Being a bright sort of chap-chapess, you probably know this better than I do. I mention it now because I’m getting more and

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Pilgrims, Pie, and Plymouth Rock: the British roots of the USA’s Thanksgiving Day

The First Thanksgiving

A guest post by Anne Clare The United States’ celebration of Thanksgiving might seem, at first glance, like a surprising choice for a blog dedicated to Britain. After all, modern U.S. celebrations largely focus on eating turkey (a bird native to the New World), watching football (the American variety, naturally), and gearing up for Christmas

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