Tag: england
Valerie Bertinelli's Yorkshire Puddings with Roast Beef and Quick Caramelized Onions
For all the best steakhouse flavors in one sophisticated bite, Valerie tops pillowy mini Yorkshire puddings with roast beef, caramelized onion and horseradish cream!
The Noble Origins of Afternoon Tea
Queen Victoria is for many, synonymous with the notion of afternoon tea, probably because the social ceremony became properly established during the later years of her reign.
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
England, under the volatile Tudor dynasty, was a thriving home for the arts. An international community of artists and merchants, many of them religious refugees, navigated the high-stakes demands of royal patrons, including England’s first two reigning q...
The Grim Haunted History Of England's Tower Of London
England's history has been steeped in ambition, greed, treachery and betrayal. Its castle walls have witnessed centuries of bloodshed. The anguished wales of the forlorn still echo through the corridors. Cut off by tragic death these restless spirits have...
The Tower of London’s Haunted History
The Tower of London is one of the most historic places in England; it's also considered one of the most haunted. As the site of numerous executions, torture, and imprisonment, the bloody Tower of London story makes it an obvious site for ghost sightings....
The Secrets Of Spencer House
Spencer House is a historic mansion located at 27 St James's Place in the St James's area of London, England. The house is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England.
Laborers in Victorian England, 1901
Upscaled with neural networks footage from the dawn of film taken by Mitchell and Kenyon in North England, 1901. In the video various films have taken in 1900-1901 displaying some of the grittier nature of work in those days. As you can see, source qualit...
The world's oldest piano recording
131 years ago, the world's first known piano recording was played in London for an historical, once-in-a-lifetime event.
Earliest surviving film and sound recording 1888
1888, the year of the death of the composer Charles-Valentin Alkan (Chopin's friend and neighbour) is also the year of the earliest surviving recording of music and earliest recorded film.
Who was Francis Bacon?
1st Viscount St Alban, PC, also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. His works are seen as contributing to the scientific method and remained influential through...
Why Doc Martens Are So Expensive
When Doc Martens first appeared in the UK, in 1960, they were working boots that would cost you under $3 a pair. These days, a pair of Made in England boots could set you back $225. So, what has changed? And why are these shoes now so expensive?
Former Royal Chef Reveals Princess Diana's Fave Meal
Darren McGrady was the personal chef to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Princess Diana, and Princes William and Harry—a family with notoriously specific food needs—for 15 years. What what it really like cooking for her?