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6 Things About the UK Today
- William Morris, influential artist, poet and thinker November 6, 2025William Morris is perhaps most associated these days with his wallpaper and textile designs, which are still very popular. However, he was a revolutionary force in Victorian Britain and became a major figure in the British Arts and Crafts movement.
- The Painted Lady - a beauty that's been on a long journey November 6, 2025The Painted Lady butterfly is a long-distance migrant to Britain, undertaking one of the most spectacular such journeys. Each year, it spreads northwards from the desert fringes of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, recolonising Britain and mainland Europe.
- Ordnance Survey maps November 6, 2025As its name suggests, Britain’s mapping agency has its roots in military strategy: mapping the Scottish Highlands following rebellion in 1745.
- The Discovery of Graphene November 6, 2025The "wonder" material graphene was discovered in 2004 at Manchester University. It is made of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. Being a million times thinner than a human hair, it is the thinnest object ever created.
- Doré’s engravings: the archetypal look of Victorian London November 6, 2025Illustrator Gustave Doré shares significant responsibility with writer Charles Dickens for shaping the collective memory of the murky squalor of Victorian London. His engraving, 'Over London by Rail', shown above, provides a visual equivalent of the Dickens novels that take us into the workhouses, the slums, the dark alleys and the opium dens.
- High and Over - architectural gem from the Jazz Age November 6, 2025High and Over in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, is one of the earliest houses in the Modernist style in Britain. Not surprisingly, it has appeared in an episode of television's 'Poirot'.
