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Anglotopia Magazine: Great British Icons – A History of the Red Telephone Box

Old red phone box at dusk on a country road in Dartmoor, Devon Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the first issue of the Anglotopia magazine. Great British Icons is a new feature...

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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...

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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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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

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #7 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine. Support great long-form writing about British History, Culture, and Travel by subscribing to the...

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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

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: 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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