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Culture of the United Kingdom
- The BeatlesIn November 1956, a sixteen-year-old John Lennon formed a skiffle group with friends from Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool.
- James BondIan Fleming created the fictional character of James Bond as the central figure for his works. Bond is an intelligence officer in the Secret Intelligence…
- Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle first introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world in 1887 with A Study in Scarlet. The character emerged from a specific moment of inspiration…
- Monty PythonOn the 11th of May 1969, six men gathered in a Kashmiri tandoori restaurant in Hampstead, London, to change the course of comedy forever.
- Harry PotterIn a cupboard under the stairs, a boy named Harry Potter lived with his aunt and uncle who treated him poorly. At age 11, he discovered that he was a wizard…
- Oxford English DictionaryIn June 1857, a small group of intellectuals in London formed an Unregistered Words Committee to search for words that were unlisted or poorly defined in…
- Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe All England Croquet Club opened its doors on the 23rd of July 1868 with a single purpose. It was a private club dedicated to the game of croquet in…
- Penny dreadfulIn 1836, the first penny serials appeared on London streets to meet a sudden demand for cheap reading material. Crime broadsides had been sold at public…
- BritanniaThe Roman province of Britannia emerged in 43 AD following the conquest ordered by Emperor Claudius. A frieze discovered at Aphrodisias in 1980 depicts a…