Famous People, Places & Profiles in England - Britain (UK)
This section has some great stories and information on famous people in Britain. - Great history, profiles on famous people
who have created history, some personal observations and some
quirky information and trivia - wonderful reading to print off
and read at your leisure! And - if you discover something in your
travels that you think other visitors may enjoy, please drop
us an email and it might end up here!
Famous People of Britain & Ireland
Henry VIII (and
those who shared his bed)
The Duke of Monmouth
(and The Bloody Assizes)
Lawrence of
Arabia (aka Lawrence of Clouds Hill)
Florence Nightingale
(90 years of poor health)
Oscar Wilde (Oscar
was Wilde, but was Thornton Wilder?)
James Joyce (tale
of a Dubliner)
Dylan Thomas (and
a few dogs in the wet nosed yards)
Oliver Cromwell (who didn’t manage to keep his head)
The Brontes (three
girls, a drunk and a lovely town)
Famous Places in Britain & Ireland
New Forest (peddling
and pubs - a cyclist’s diary)
Edinburgh
(for whisky connoisseurs where scotch really rocks)
Offa’s Dyke
(and some Welsh faggots)
Bunratty Castle
(medieval nights of fun)
Wild Burren
(the stalking of ghosts and goats)
Famous Profiles and Stories of Britain and Ireland
Do the English Really
Speak English? (a guide for Americans)
Myths & Magic (looking for Merlin)
Irish Cuisine
Takes the Biscuit (fancy skause or clootie?)
Gravestyles of the
Rich & Famous (who’s buried where)
The Good Old Days
(life in the 1500’s)
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