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1. Castles of England This lens is about the beautiful and amazing castles of Britain, which I hope to some day visit. I've always been fascinated with castles. Since there's so many, and I have a ways to go to list more, I will never list all of them. Just my favorites...
2. The Mallard - the fastest steam engine An A4 Pacific class engine, built for speed and efficiency, the Mallard holds an unbroken record as the fastest steam engine in the world. She achieved the feat amid much publicity in 1936, and her record has stood ever since. Retiring from the high...
3. The Parachute Regiment The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. It is considered an elite unit by virtue of its stringent selection process, rigorous training programme and by the requirement of its role to operate with minimal or no sup...
4. Royal Observatory Greenwich - London's astronomy museum Sited in Greenwich, the Royal Observatory was originally designed to be the home of astronomy in Britain. It is now part of the National Maritime Museum and focuses on astonomical history. Home to a variety of victorian astronomical instruments, the...
5. Susan Boyle - Xfactor 2009 I, like many of you have been following Susan ever since her breathtaking performance on Britain's Got Talent. I have been hooked eversince. Now we enter into new and exciting time's. After some fantastic performances on tour, Susan is now recording...
6. The Candy Bombers and the Berlin Airlift The Candy Bombers, also known as the Raisin Bombers, were a group of American pilots that dropped treats to children during the blockade of Berlin. It's an amazing and wonderful story!
7. RMS Lancastria - the forgotten tragedy The Lancastria was a converted Cunard liner, used as a evacuation ship during World War Two. Her name has gone down in history for the worst loss of life at sea, a tragedy greater than the losses on the Titanic and the Lusitania put together. Four t...
8. Richmond Park, London, England Richmond Park in Richmond, West London, UK is an area of natural beauty and wildlife despite its proximity to central London (just 12 miles away) St Paul's Cathedral and The City are visible from a hill in the park and yet hundreds of red and fa...
9. Kew Gardens: Royal Botanical Gardens in London, England Kew Gardens are probably the best and most famous botanical gardens in the world and the model on which many others are based. There are several interesting buildings including a royal palace and large glasshouses ranging from a few years old to sev...
10. Le Mans 24 Hour Race Le Mans, in France, is famous for the 24-hour race, which is a favourite of many British car racing and classic car enthusiasts. Various classes of sports car compete in a battle of reliability, attrition, fuel efficiency and speed during one weeken...
11. Enjoy Visiting London Like many big cities, London can be quite intimidating for first-time visitors. Which areas are safe? What is the best  way to travel around London? Are all  the historic attractions expensive  to visit? What are the pitfalls and dange...
12. The Gryphon of Legend The Gryphon (also spelled Griffin, Griffon, or Griffyn) is a legendary animal in myth, literature, legend, film, art, and lore. Whether an attacking protector of valuable lands, friendly napper, noble protector, or fantastical beast, the gryphon has...
13. Local Time and Railway Time Throughout the ages, the way to measure time was usually by the movement of sun - daily, monthly and annually. Right up to the 19th century the majority of people didn't need a more precise measurement of time in their daily lives. It was the spread...
14. My pictures on tradebit.com What is tradebit.com? tradebit.com is a site that allows users to upload their own files (music, photographs, documents, videos, etc) and offer them for sale to the general public. Buyers can search the site and, when they find a file they want, they...
15. English Premier League Your guide to the greatest soccer league in the world. The drama. The passion. The goals. It's the next best thing to being there. If you're a fan of the EPL, explore the links, content and fun all inside this English Premier League lens.
16. European Travel Highlights A quick photographic tour of Europe to some of my favourite bits and links to a few more of my more detailed european travel articles, including: Tuscany in Italy Loire Valley and Brittany, France Gibraltar, U.K. (Near Spain) Richmond, London, Engla...
17. Christopher Lee Christopher Lee is an English actor and author. Christopher Lee's history of Britain provides the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation. From foreign invasions and war to economic crises and social rev...
18. Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher, British politician and the first woman to hold the office of prime minister of the United Kingdom. The winner of three consecutive general elections, Thatcher served as prime minister from 1979 to 1990. She was the longest-serving...
19. Twickenham, West London, England Twickenham is famous as the home of British rugby, the location of the international Rugby Stadium and Rugby Museum, but it is also an ancient town, which features in the Doomesday Book. It is just a mile from Richmond, over the bridge, or or a slig...
20. Meet the English If you visit England, you may have preconceived ideas of what the English are like, although some of these may be quite contradictory. Are they upper class lords and ladies or servile peasants and servants tugging their forelocks? Maybe they are mos...