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Our regular feature ‘Great Figures From British History’ has profiled many people you’ve probably heard of: Shakespeare, Isombard Kingdom Brunel and Charles Darwin for example. Well this month we’ve chosen someone almost cetainly unknown to you – but we think that should change. Major Walter Clopton Wingfield was not only a wonderful character but also,… Read more: Major Walter Clopton Wingfield | Inventor Of Lawn Tennis - Wimbledon Tennis Quiz
How many of the following 20 questions about the Wimbledon tennis tournament can you get right (answers below). Scroll down for answers Quiz Answers: 1.1877; 2. Church Road, Wimbledon, London; 3.It is the third Grand Slam tournament of the tennis calendar year; 4.Grass; 5.Roger Federer (8 titles); 6. The Venus Rosewater Dish; 7. Andy Murray;… Read more: Wimbledon Tennis Quiz - Explore Wimbledon, London | More Than Just The Tennis
Wimbledon is not just about tennis—it’s a vibrant neighbourhood with a thriving social and cultural scene. The suburb is in West London, one of several leafy suburbs such as Kingston, Richmond popular with middle class families who commute to jobs in London. It’s therefore a comfortably off sort of place which, due to its proximity… Read more: Explore Wimbledon, London | More Than Just The Tennis - Wimbledon | The History Of The All England Lawn Tennis Championship
The Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis Championship is one of main sporting and social events of the English Summer. For two weeks in July the finest players on the planet battle it out at the All England club in a leafy West London suburb in what most would say was the premier tennis event in… Read more: Wimbledon | The History Of The All England Lawn Tennis Championship - The Castles Of The Welsh Princes
Wales is renowned for its magnificent castles. While Edward I’s grand castles like Caernarfon, Conwy and Harlech are well- known symbols of conquest by the English, Wales also boasts a collection of native Welsh castles built by its own princes. These fortifications reflect a distinct architectural style, with rugged stonework and strategic placements that now… Read more: The Castles Of The Welsh Princes - The Prettiest English Seaside Villages
There’s something about the English seaside and in addition to its many seaside resorts England has some lovely villages along its lengthy coastline. Here are our choices of the 20 prettiest: 1. Clovelly, Devon Clovelly is a truly unique village where cobbled streets wind steeply down a hillside to a 14th-century harbour. With no cars… Read more: The Prettiest English Seaside Villages - Top Ten Gardens Designed By Capability Brown.
Lancelot “Capability” Brown (1716–1783) was one of Britain’s most influential landscape gardeners, renowned for transforming formal gardens into rolling, naturalistic parklands. He worked on over 170 estates, but here are ten of the most celebrated and representative gardens attributed to him: 1. Stowe, Buckinghamshire Located near Buckingham, Stowe was a formative project for Brown, where… Read more: Top Ten Gardens Designed By Capability Brown. - The 20 Prettiest Villages In Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridgeshire in eastern England is dominated by the university town of Cambridge, but has also a number of lovely villages. Here are our pick of the prettiest: 1. Grantchester Just a short stroll or punt ride from Cambridge along the River Cam, Grantchester is steeped in literary and bohemian history. The village is known for… Read more: The 20 Prettiest Villages In Cambridgeshire, England - British Castles From Film & TV
Britain boasts some of the most breathtaking castles in the world. And while these remarkable buildings have played their own part in centuries of real-life drama, today they make the perfect setting for all manner of modern productions, as locations in movies and TV shows loved around the world. From historical epics to fantasy and… Read more: British Castles From Film & TV