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American scholar Thomas Pinney, professor emeritus of English at Pomona College in Claremont, California, recently unearthed a number of lost poems by the late British writer Rudyard Kipling. They were finally published alongside more than 1,000 others in the three-volume Cambridge Edition of The Poems of Rudyard Kipling - the first ever … [Read more...]
Victoria, British Columbia is a beautiful and historic city located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada’s Pacific Coast. The namesake of Queen Victoria, it is one of the oldest cities in the Pacific with the first British settlement inImwithjamie: Real Training 1841. The city is also home to the second largest Chinatown in North … [Read more...]
A Victorian costermonger (also known as coster) was a street hawker of fruit, vegetables, and other goods like fish. They spoke in a loud singsong voice or chant to catch their customer’s attention and spent most of their lives on the street. The often-corrupt, sometimes obscene tough breed of market trader spoke a variety of the cockney dialect … [Read more...]
Visitors to Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire, will be able to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend 2–5 June. This is definitely something we're going to try and do when we're in the UK to cover the Diamond Jubilee! While the rest of the UK will be celebrating the Diamond … [Read more...]
There's currently a multi-part series on the history of the British Empire airing in the UK (it's a very good show) and we thought we'd share this interesting clip. From the description: When the seeds of empire were being sown by the traders of the East India Co in the 18thC, there was plenty of inter racial mixing -- even marriage. But … [Read more...]
When I think of the British Museum, I think of some of the world's most amazing treasures in the world. Everyone has that one person in their lives who has everything. So with another holiday season coming around, you are probably once again starting to rack your brain about what to get them. Why not get them a gift from the British Museum Gift … [Read more...]
There is such a romance about the British country house, I wonder what it would have been like to be a guest at a grand country house during this time in history. I would have adored participating in all of the events of a grand weekend in the country. While I cannot travel in time, Life in The Victorian Country House by Pamela Horn, … [Read more...]
Cannon retrieved from Blackbeard's notorious pirate ship Queen Anne's Revenge, which was shipwrecked nearly 300 years ago. … [Read more...]
The Queen has visited Australia 15 times but her first trip Down Under was as a freshly-crowned monarch in 1954. … [Read more...]
I'm not sure why British Prime Minister David Cameron is spending valuable political capital on this when it has a huge liklihood of failing - but he's going ahead with it none the less. Multiple outlets are now reporting that's he's written to the heads of the 15 Commonwealth countries that use the Queen as their Head of State to let them know … [Read more...]
Here's another fun video from CGPGrey, this time breifly explaining the graphical history of the UK's Union Flag (that's Union Jack for the rest of us). … [Read more...]
This is a question we get a lot - and a lot of people, even ardent lovers of Britain don't quite understand the minute details. But here's an excellent video that summarizes all the geography tidbits there is to know out the UK and Britain. Thanks to Neatorama for showing it first. … [Read more...]
The Queen's Birthday is today - her actual birthday - though it's officially celebrated in June. She is now 83 years young. I really admire The Queen - she is a very inspiring and calming figure. Britain is very lucky to have her. The Daily Beast has a very thoughtful article reflecting on the Queen and her reign by Robert Lacey - The Queen's … [Read more...]
All right, someone has finally clarified the correct protocol for meeting the Queen. The cool guys over at Mental Floss have put together a great guide to the rules you should follow if you're lucky enough to meet the Queen. From the post: Firstly, don't speak until you're spoken to. But after that, when you meet the Queen, it is customary to … [Read more...]
News came out last week that Joe Wright, the director of "Atonement," is attached to direct a sprawling epic film about Britain's final days of Empire in India. From the recent BBC Article: British film-maker Joe Wright has signed up to direct an epic about the final days of British rule in India. Indian Summer, based on a book by Alex von … [Read more...]
Most Anglophiles know that the Queen isn't just the Head of State of Britain. She's also the Head of State of 16 countries around the world, most former colonies that haven't shed that last vestige of colonialism. One of those countries is Australia and there is a movement afoot to kick the Queen out. According to the BBC recently, Australian … [Read more...]
The recent film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings brought the spotlight on the other land down under, New Zealand. I like to think of it as the world's second 'green and pleasant land.' New Zealand is made up of lush islands that are geographically similar to Great Britain. I'd love to go someday. Until I can, though, I came across this really cool … [Read more...]
I Stumbleuponed this article today. It's a good overview of moving to Australia. It provides info on Australian culture, work rules, owning property and tons of other important information. It's not very deep, but it's a good starting point if you're interested in moving to the land down under. Check it out: Moving to Australia on Expat Forum. … [Read more...]
Captured U-Boat on the Thames Props to the Londonist for letting me know about this. There's currently a Flickr Pool that aggregates public domain pictures from the past. They found some pretty cool pictures of London from the early 20th century. Pretty Cool Stuff. Check out Londonist's Post here. Check out the Public Commons Flickr Pool. … [Read more...]
I just found out about this today, the State Opening of the British Parliament is tomorrow, December 3rd. It always seems to sneak up on me! What's the State Opening of Parliament? I'll let the Parliament's website explain it: The State Opening usually takes place in November or December on the first day of the new parliamentary session. There … [Read more...]
I Stumbleuponed this article today and thought I'd share it. A little cursory research shows this to not actually be written by John Cleese. See Snopes page here. However, I thought it was pretty funny and thought my fellow Anglophiles would get a kick out of it. To: The citizens of the United States of America: In light of your failure to … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas in 2007 in a closet in Chicago. Anglotopia is for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia is now our full time jobs and we spend our time working on the site and planning our yearly trips to Britain. Join us as we explore Britain and everything it has to offer!
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