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Hello Anglotopians. Offa of Mercia was one of England's greatest and least known kings. This post and podcast is the 4th in the complete series as we get you up to speed! For the complete series go to www.historyofengland.typepad.com or find us on iTunes. 04 4 Offa and a Golden Age of … [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...]
Isle of Man Flag One of the things I love about the British Isles are all the little corners that surprise you when you hear about them. One of them is the Isle of Man - a British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea that is not part of the UK and has it's own distinct national character. The Times … [Read more...]
England, as I am fond of pointing out, is just about the size of New York State. But packed into this diminutive country is, arguably, as much diversity and historic locations as there are in the whole continental United States. In order to fit them all in, however, they have to keep them … [Read more...]
Most hardcore Anglophiles should already know this, but it never hurts to have a refresher. What exactly makes up the United Kingdom, Britain, Great Britain, etc? A lot of people lump Ireland together with the rest of the UK and with that, they are doing a disservice to the Irish. Credit goes … [Read more...]
Photo from Flickr Many people don't realize that Britain actually has a much milder climate than North America. Britain is kept mild by the warm waters from the Caribbean thanks to the gulf stream. They don't really have the extreme cold and snowy winters that many North Americans are used … [Read more...]
The sun set on the British Empire in the early 20th century, but their are still outposts of 'ol Blighty out there, pledged to Queen and Country. One such place is the remote island of Tristan Da Cunha. Located in the South Atlantic ocean, thousands of miles from anyway, it definitely qualifies … [Read more...]
Google Recently teamed up with LIFE magazine to digitize their entire archive and post it for free on the internet, available to all. Many of the pictures are stunning and provide an unique insight into the life of yesteryear. I did a search through the gallery to find pictures that might … [Read more...]
Picture from Ibontxo on Flickr I was browsing some Expat forums recently and came across an interesting thread. It asked the question: What do you wish you knew about Britain before you moved there? There were some pretty interesting nuggets of information I thought I'd share with all of you. I'm … [Read more...]
I used to collect stamps as a kid and still have a passing interest in all things related to Stamps. Recently, I heard that Royal Mail is coming out with some stamps related to British Design Classics. They're stamps that show items and objects that the Brits are known for designing. The 8 stamp … [Read more...]
The folks over at Unearthed Outdoors True Marble Imagery have released some stunning satellite imagery into 'creative commons' domain. The images are extreme high quality and have an amazing amount of detail of pretty much anywhere on the earth. I saw an opportunity to combine some of the … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
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