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Saint John Anglican Cathedral in Belize City, Belize

In 1812 the British Crown felt the need to establish more control over what had been a community of pirates in then British Honduras, now known as Belize. So they constructed the first church in the t

Journal atlasobscura.com 09.09.2026

These Soldiers Were Buried in an Unmarked Grave During the Revolutionary War. Now, Historians Finally Know Their Names

At a recent memorial ceremony, officials honored 28 Continental soldiers and at least 38 British soldiers who were buried in Wilmington, Delaware, nearly 250 years ago

Journal smithsonianmag.com 06.10.2026

What to read after you see the Bayeux Tapestry.

The Bayeux Tapestry is now on display in England’s British Museum, and the hottest ticket in London right now is a chance to peek at a nearly century old piece of fabric art. Whether you’ve gotten to

Journal lithub.com 05.10.2026

Lit Hub Daily: October 5, 2026

How British media legitimized J.K. Rowling’s transphobia “We are rendered hostile abstractions in a contradictory narrative: Trans people are not real, only our violence is real.” | Lit Hub Politics S

Journal lithub.com 05.10.2026

How the British Media Legitimized J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia

Preserved like frozen eddies in the whirlwind of a moral panic are the words of a national journalist, days after J.K. Rowling publishes her essay on the threat of the trans rights movement. Shona Cra

Journal lithub.com 05.10.2026

Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai, India

Within the premises of Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan in Mumbai’s Byculla area stands an extremely stately turquoise building, reminiscent of old British mansions. It houses Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum,

Journal atlasobscura.com 29.09.2026

Podcast: Should We Put AI-Enabled Tech in Our Brains?

Welcome to Season 3 of Entanglements! In our first episode, we discuss neural implants and AI with Judy Illes, a professor of neurology and neuroethics at the University of British Columbia, and Josep

Journal undark.org 25.09.2026

During the American Revolution, the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Served as the United States' Capital for Just One Day

The nascent nation's leaders fled to the inland city as the British advanced on Philadelphia in September 1777. They held one meeting at the local courthouse before moving on to York

Journal smithsonianmag.com 24.09.2026

Britain’s last great airship

The remarkable engineering and tragic demise of the vessel that would end Britain’s dream to dominate the skies- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Journal aeon.co 24.09.2026

In Company Style: Illustrations from James Skinner’s Kitāb-i tashrīḥ al-aqvām (1825)

An illuminated Persian manuscript about customs, culture, and caste, written by an enigmatic figure of the early British Raj.

Journal publicdomainreview.org 23.09.2026

Does Evil Exist (and How Do We Recognize It?)

The disposition to admire, and almost to worship, the rich and the powerful … is the great and most universal cause of our moral sentiments. –Adam Smith * One recent summer afternoon I received an ema

Journal lithub.com 18.09.2026

Ebenezer Scrooge’s Gravestone in Shropshire, England

Journal atlasobscura.com 11.09.2026

The Life of Agatha Christie, the World’s Best-Selling Novelist, Goes Under the Microscope at the British Library

An upcoming London exhibition will explore the breadth of Christie’s ‘remarkable’ experiences through letters, photographs, a typewriter and a replica of her Hawaiian surfboard

Journal smithsonianmag.com 10.09.2026

How the Elite Learned to Seem Less Elite

British elites once signaled status through high culture. Over time, pop culture and everyday leisure became part of the picture. The post How the Elite Learned to Seem Less Elite appeared first on JS

Journal daily.jstor.org 08.09.2026

Kermit the Frog Was Just Trying to Put on a Variety Show. Fifty Years Later, the Muppets Are Some of the Biggest Stars in Television History

The first episode of Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premiered in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1976. Enthusiasm for the eclectic ensemble has endured ever since

Journal smithsonianmag.com 04.09.2026

A Lake in Canada Got a Mysterious New Island. Then, It Disappeared—and Now It's Back

The floating forest appeared in a well-mapped reservoir in British Columbia. Its presence and vanishing act have puzzled locals and officials at the power utility that operates the lake, but other sim

Journal smithsonianmag.com 03.09.2026

World War II Sugar Rationing Data Hints That Limiting Intake of the Sweet Stuff Early in Life Lowers the Risk of Dementia and Cancer

For roughly a decade leading up to September 1953, the United Kingdom limited sugar purchases. Scientists studied health outcomes in people born during the ration and right after

Journal smithsonianmag.com 02.09.2026

Some of the Earliest Automobile Enthusiasts Signed Up to Help the Allies in WWI. They Also Ushered in the Mechanization of War

When the gentlemen drivers of Britain’s Royal Automobile Club Volunteer Force shipped their roadsters and racers to face the Germans, they became chauffeurs, couriers and inadvertent combatants

Journal smithsonianmag.com 01.09.2026

The surprising link between false memories and imagination

In his memoir Uncle Tungsten, British neurologist Oliver Sacks described two bombing incidents from his childhood during the Blitz. One involved a bomb that landed near his family’s home but failed to

Journal bigthink.com 31.08.2026

This 18th-Century British Queen Turned King Arthur Into a P.R. Strategy, Drawing on Myth to Promote Her Dynasty's Claim to the Throne

In 1735, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach commissioned a cottage called Merlin's Cave, which linked the German House of Hanover to both Britain’s ancient heritage and its future success

Journal smithsonianmag.com 24.08.2026