Last Updated on 28th July 2019The appointment of a new Prime Minister for the United Kingdom on 24 July 2019 necessitated an update to the list of British Prime Ministers provided on A Bit About Britain. Actually, the whole page…
Now we are three
This is an unashamed attempt to plug A Bit About Britain and increase readership. If you find this kind of thing upsetting, stop reading now, make yourself a cup of tea and have a nice lie-down. Tempus fugit! I realised…
Anniversaries, 2019
Last Updated on 10th August 2019Which anniversaries will be marked in Britain in 2019? Here is a selection of noteworthy events and birthdays for you – each one is on someone’s calendar for 2019 – and each one offers a…
The A-Z of Christmas in Britain
Last Updated on 21st October 2019Of course, Christmas is Christmas and the basics are ubiquitous in any country with a Christian tradition. That said, everybody celebrates it, if they celebrate it at all, in their own way. Each family seems…
Anniversaries, 2018
Last Updated on 10th August 2019Which anniversaries were marked in Britain in 2018? The end of public hanging, votes for women, the first traffic light, the Roman invasion and Mick Jagger’s 75th birthday? Have a quick scan through the eclectic…
St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland
Last Updated on 7th November 2019Scotland’s national saint, St Andrew, has his day on 30th November. As well as being the patron saint of Scotland, St Andrew is the patron saint of Amalfi, Barbados, Greece, Romania, Russia, the Ukraine, singers,…
#Manchester
Last Updated on 26th May 2019A Bit About Britain’s normal Tuesday post has been abandoned. Of course, life goes on while tragedy is all around; but banging on about interesting places to visit is irrelevant, and disrespectful, today, when people…
A Bit About Britain is one
Last Updated on 3rd August 2018The new A Bit About Britain was launched one year ago – so Happy Birthday, A Bit About Britain! Where does the time go? One year on, there are more than 200 posts and pages…
For England and St George!
Last Updated on 3rd August 2018St George is the patron saint of England and St George’s Day is on 23rd April. Every year. Curiously enough, 23rd April is also the day that William Shakespeare, who put the words “Cry ‘God…
Great Britain, Britain, or the United Kingdom?
Last Updated on 3rd August 2018The page on A Bit About Britain entitled What does ‘Britain’ mean has been getting quite a few views lately. Whether that’s because there are people who foolishly want to try and understand our muddled…
Anniversaries, 2017
Last Updated on 10th August 2019Which anniversaries were marked in Britain in 2017? Have a quick scan through the eclectic list of events below, some of which may have slipped your mind; they were bound to have been on someone’s…
National Service of Remembrance
Last Updated on 3rd August 2018Amazing; moving; humbling; impressive: words you could choose to describe the annual National Service of Remembrance held in London on Remembrance Sunday, the second Sunday in November. Thousands attend every year; thousands watch it on…