People
Oliver Cromwell: Beheaded
Oliver Cromwell was executed two and half years AFTER his death!
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Places
St. Neots
They stole Neot's remains and started their own lucrative pilgrimage business.
Food & Beverages
Cadbury's Creme Eggs
Why should an industrial area be squalid and depressing?
History
May Day
Summer begins halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice.
Places
St. Albans
A petition to make Alban the patron saint of England - instead of St. George - was submitted to the British Parliament in 2021.
Food & Beverages
Terry's Chocolate Orange
Chocolate Orange manufacturing was moved to France by Kraft Foods.
History
Constantine becomes Emperor
On the venerable day of the Sun let the people rest, and all workshops be closed.
Places
York
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation works to speed up the transition to a future free from poverty.
Food & Beverages
Yorkshire Pudding
The first person to use the term "Yorkshire pudding" was the 18th century cookery writer Hannah Glasse.
Literature
V for Vendetta
Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder, treason, and plot.
Literature
George Orwell: 1984
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
History
The English Reformation
The Church of England broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.