Why Does This Essex Village Have No War Memorial?
The remarkable story of Strethall, Essex’s Thankful Village Most English villages have a war memorial. You see them outside parish […]
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The Origins of the Tithe: England’s Forgotten Tax
Ask most people what a tithe barn is and you’ll get a blank stare. Maybe a vague memory of a
When Every English Village Needed a Pond
Most people see an old village pond and think it is there to look pretty. A few ducks. Some reeds.
Before Whitehall, England Governed Itself Village by Village
For centuries, much of England was governed not by remote departments, professional administrators or national targets, but through the lived
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Who Actually Pays for High Immigration? An Englishman’s View
You’re right to be angry, and you’re not alone. From where most of us are standing – outside Westminster, outside
Before You Vote Again, Ask Three Questions: A Straight-Talking Voter’s Guide From 40 Years of Watching Politics
Are you being taken for a mug? I’ve followed politics very closely for about forty years.In that time I’ve voted,
“Is England Broken? An East London WW2 Family on the Country We’ve Become”
England Then and Now: The Country My Grandparents Wouldn’t Fight For again I come from what you’d call a patriotic family.All my