English culture

public house

a place where people go to drink alcoholic beverages (a pub).

corner shop –

a small local shop selling everyday items.

off licence

a shop licensed to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises.

food bank

a charitable organization that gives food for free to people in need. It is not a business.

Grime

A British genre of music that originated in the early 2000s, combining elements of UK garage, hip-hop, and dancehall, known for its fast beats and gritty lyrics reflecting urban life.

Suffragettes

Members of early 20th-century women’s rights movements, especially in the UK, who campaigned (sometimes militantly) for women's right to vote.

Penguin Books

A British publishing company founded in 1935, famous for making high-quality literature affordable and accessible through its paperback editions.

Mayflower

The ship that transported the Pilgrims from England to North America in 1620, an important symbol of early European settlement in what is now the United States.

Ascot

Horse racing

The Ashes

Cricket

Premier League

Football

Silverstone

Motor racing (Formula 1)

Six Nations

Rugby union

Wimbledon

Tennis

Jane Austen

Literature, 19th century

Margaret Thatcher

Politics, 20th century

Alan Turing

Mathematics / Computing, 20th century

William Wallace

Military / Scottish History, 13th century

Romans

43–410 AD

Saxons

from the mid-5th century

Danes

mainly 9th–11th centuries

Normans

1066 AD – Norman Conquest

bacon, egg and beans

Breakfast

scone

Afternoon tea / Snack

pork pie

lunch

fish and chips

dinner

Highlands

Mountainous region in northern Scotland.

Pennines

Mountain range in northern England.

Cotswolds

Hilly rural area in south-central England.

Broads

Network of rivers and lakes in eastern England.

Manx, Cornish, and Welsh

Celtic languages spoken in the British Isles.

Breton

a Celtic language, but it is spoken in Brittany, France, not in the British Isles.

Battle of Clontarf

1014, battle where Irish forces fought Vikings.

Potato Famine

1845–1852, crop failure causing mass starvation and emigration.

Partition

1921, division of Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Good Friday Agreement

1998 peace deal ending much of the conflict in Northern Ireland.

Aberdeen

Scotland

Blackpool

North of England

Cornwall

West Country

Loch Ness

Scotland

Londonderry

Northern Ireland

Anglesey

Wales

Birmingham

Midlands

Lake District

North of England

Cenotaph

London

Lyrical Ballads

a collection of poems by Coleridge and Wordsworth, is regarded as the beginning of Romanticism.

Robert Burns

Scotland

Caerphilly Castle

Wales

St George

England

Haggis

Scotland

Mabinogion

Wales

Morris dancing

England

Newgrange

Ireland

The Proclaimers

Scotland

Stilton (cheese)

England

Stonehenge

England

Wallace monument

Scotland

W. B. Yeats

Ireland

Alfred Jewel, Franks Casket, and Lewis Chessmen

are all historical artifacts from the medieval or earlier periods.

Norman Foster

a modern architect, a living person known for contemporary buildings.

elevenses

Mid-morning snack

ploughman’s

Lunch or sometimes early evening meal

B. Chaucer

14th century

G. Shakespeare

16th century

A. Austen, H. Wordsworth

Early 19th century

D. Dickens

Mid 19th century

E. Kipling

Late 19th century

C. Christie, F. Rushdie

20th century

Banksy, Turner

visual art

Beowulf

literature

Coleridge, Yeats

literature

Edgar Wright

film director

Elgar

music

Pugin, Wren

architecture

Stormzy

music

V&A

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, renowned for its collections of art, design, and decorative arts.

Pinewood

Famous British film and television studios known for producing major movies, including James Bond films.

National Trust

UK charity that protects and preserves historic buildings, gardens, and natural places for public access.

Boxing Day

Holiday on December 26th traditionally for giving gifts to service workers and now associated with sports and shopping sales.

Bonfire Night

Annual celebration on November 5th commemorating the failure of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 with fireworks and bonfires.

Bloomsbury

A London area famous for the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of early 20th-century writers, artists, and intellectuals.

• Westminster

• Whitby

abbey

Millennium

Bridge

• Brighton

• Crystal

Pavilion

• Blackpool

• Southend

Pier

• Twickenham

• Wembley

Stadium

Trooping the Colour

a military ceremony that celebrates the official birthday of the British monarch.

Glastonbury Festival, Last Night of the Proms, and Notting Hill Carnival

are all music or cultural festivals/festive events open to the public.