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Great British Icons: The Spitfire – A Brief History
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #5 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine in Spring 2017. You can support great long-form writing about British History, Travel, and Culture by...
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Great British Icons: The Humble Post Box – A Brief History of a Design Icon
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Great British Icons: The Police Box aka The TARDIS
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #6 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine in 2017. Support great long-form writing about Great Britain by subscribing to the Anglotopia Print...
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Great British Brands: Twinings – A Very British Tea Company
Editor’s Note: This article originally appears in Issue #7 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine in 2017. Support great long-form writing about Britain by subscribing to the Anglotopia Print Magazine. Tea...
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The Royal Society: A Look at Britain’s Most Important Scientific Institution
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A Brief History of Hovis Bread: The Bread That Made This The Most Famous Hill...
Long before there were whole-foods and artisan bakers, there was Hovis. This loaf of ‘brown bread’ had been on almost every British table for more than 100 years, and it is still going strong. Many...
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A History of Cadbury: Britain’s Favorite Chocolate
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #8 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine. You can support great long-form writing like this about British Travel, History, and Culture by...
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Great British Icons: Penguin Books – The British Design Classic
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The Royal Horticultural Society: England’s Gardens Green
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #9 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine in 2018. Support great long-form writing about British History, Culture, and travel by subscribing to the...
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Great British Icons: Rolly-Royce – A British Icon of Motoring and Aviation
Two men who could not have been more different created the brand of Rolls-Royce. One, Charles Rolls, was a wealthy playboy with a love of engines, who died aged 32 when his airplane crashed. The...
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BRITAIN’S SENTRIES OF THE SEA: The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #11 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine in 2018. Support great long-form writing about British History, Culture, and travel by subscribing to the...
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Great British Icons: Land Rover
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Great British Icons: British Rail
The early history of rail transport in Britain was one of private enterprise. Using a network largely created during the stock-market bubble of railway companies in the 1840s, many private lines...
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Great British Icons: THE AA – Britain’s Automobile association
With their distinctive patrol vehicles and motoring guides, the Automobile Association is a British institution dating back to the earliest days of motor cars in the UK. Early drivers faced many...
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Great British Icons: McVitie’s Digestive Biscuits – The Best Biscuits?
When surveys are taken of the most popular sweet biscuits in the UK, several names vie for the top position. The usual winners are chocolate digestives and Jaffa cakes, with Hobnobs and plain...
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Great British Icons: The Hawker Hurricane
A668RW Hawker Hurricane Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue 14 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine in 2019. When a teenage Sydney Camm was building gliders near his home in Windsor,...
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Great British Icons: WHSmith – The Revolutionary British Bookstore Chain
Beginning in 1792 as a single shop in London selling newspapers, the firm begun by William Henry Smith has grown today into a corporation embracing a host of businesses in travel, DIY, music, cafés,...
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Great British Icons: Meccano – A British Christmas Gift Staple For Generations
Frank Hornby had no training as an engineer, but he had a natural talent for working with his hands, and an enthusiasm for trains and models. He created a system for his son of sheet-metal parts that...
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Great British Icons: Tate & Lyle Sugar
At one point the world’s largest sugar refiners, Tate & Lyle was formed in 1921 by the merger of two family businesses. One was founded by Henry Tate, who began as a grocer in 1839, and the other...
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Great British Icons: The Vulcan Bomber – Britain’s Cold War Detterent
Avro Aircraft was created during the first years of flight by Alliot Verdon Roe. The company grew during WWI, but declined during peace and was sold by Roe to Armstrong Siddeley, keeping its own name....
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Great British Icons: A History of Wedgwood Pottery
Instantly recognizable, the matt blue pottery with white relief designs of Wedgwood has been as much a part of Britain as the tea poured into the cups since its invention in the 1770s by Josiah...
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Great British Icons: A History of Bovril
Bovril is a beef extract used in England for making a hot drink, as well as to boost the flavor of gravies and soups. It was invented in the 19th century at a time when food preservation and transport...
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Great British Icons: The Jaguar E-type
Recovery from WWII was slow and painful for the British, and by 1960 the country was in a recession yet again. Meat rationing had only ended in 1954, and the Swinging Sixties were still five years...
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Great British Icons: A Brief History of the BBC
Established on 18 October 1922, the BBC will shortly be celebrating its centenary. With a total staff count of over 22,000, operating in over 70 countries, the BBC remains the world’s largest public...
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New Anglotopia Book: Great British Icons – Special Launch Price!
Today is a big day for Anglotopia, a day we have been working towards all summer: we finally have a new book to release. Great British Icons: The Anglophile’s Guidebook to Great British Icons is...
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Anglotopia Magazine: Great British Icons – A History of the Red Telephone Box
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the first issue of the Anglotopia magazine. Great British Icons is a new feature exclusively part of the magazine where each issue we’ll profile a...
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Great British Icons: The Routemaster – London’s Iconic Big Red Bus – A History
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Great British Icons: The Classic Mini – A Brief History
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #4 of the Anglotopia Magazine in 2016. Support great writing about Britain by subscribing to the Anglotopia Magazine, a quarterly love letter to...
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Great British Icons: The Wellington Boot – A Brief History of Wellies
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #3 of the Anglotopia Magazine in Summer 2016. Support great thoughtful writing about British History and Culture by subscribing to the...
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