King Charles III’s coronation went well, however, some earlier ones skipped rehearsals and ended up with some “coronation gone wrong” moments…

Margo Lestz – The Curious Rambler
Bringing History to Life
King Charles III’s coronation went well, however, some earlier ones skipped rehearsals and ended up with some “coronation gone wrong” moments…
There was more to Beatrix Potter than bunny books. She was also a serious fan of fungi and later in life, a sheep farmer.
We sang to the apple trees, fed them bread and cider, chased away the evil spirits, and now we await a bumper crop of apples.
Celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. 70 years on the British throne…
Hay-on-Wye, in southeastern Wales, proudly claims to be the World’s First Book Town, and Richard Booth was its self-proclaimed king.
In England, if you see a church, there is a yew tree close at hand. But in the Cotswolds, there are two yew-sporting churchyards that are quite special…
Finding Alice in Wonderland in Oxford and Llandudno, North Wales…
I’ll admit it, I love tea. But can it really solve all my problems…?
This lovely Georgian city which was Jane Austen’s residence was also home to a darker, scarier giant of literature: Frankenstein’s monster.
The British love their tea, but what is tea anyway? The word tea might refer to a drink, a light afternoon meal, or a dinner…
King Arthur’s Round Table is legendary. But maybe it wasn’t Arthur’s idea at all and maybe it wasn’t to show equality either…
Could reading Jane Austen calm a troubled soul? Maybe. After World War I, her books were prescribed for solders suffering from PTSD…
Glastonbury’s story is a mixture of history, myth, and legend. Mixed all together, they make a rousing tale about the Holy Grail, the Holy Thorn, and more…
Was King Arthur real? Modern historians dismiss him as a myth, but in 1191 monks at Glastonbury Abbey seemed to prove otherwise when they found his tomb.
The bowler was a gamekeeper’s hat that moved into all social classes. Later, it became the trademark of the City Gent and part of the British stereotype.
St. George, England’s patron saint, is represented as an English knight who kills a dragon. But was George really British, and did he really fight dragons?
An unusual carved rabbit in northern England might be the inspiration for the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, but he also has his own story.
Crop circles have fascinated us for years. While some people are convinced they are supernaturally constructed, others claim they are all manmade hoaxes…
King Bladud, the 9th King of the Britons, is known for two very different things: First, he (and his pigs) discovered the healing powers of
Bluebells have a long association with fairies…
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens might just be the best known Christmas story out there. Find out the story behind the story…
When you’re in the train station and see lots of women wearing fancy hats and men in top hats and tails, it can mean only one thing: It’s time for the Royal Ascot horse races…
In case you haven’t yet had your fill of wedding news, here are seven curious royal wedding traditions that you might not know about…
How a tomb inspired a British icon – and how it must adapt to remain relevant.
What does the month of May have to do with the call of distress? Nothing really, it’s just an example of how words slip from one language into another. The distress call actually came from the French phrase, “m’aidez”…
The English Language, still causing confusion After the last post, I received some funny stories, some from the British point of view, so I thought
When we moved to England from America, I didn’t expect any problems with the language. After all, English is my mother tongue…