Roman Britain: Caesars invasions of Britain, Roman conquest of Britain, Roman departure from Britain, Sub-Roman Britain, Romano-British culture, Silures, Caratacus, Battle of Watling Street
Inside Britain's Israel Lobby'Dispatches investigates one of the most powerful and influential political lobbies in Britain, which is working in support of the interests of the State of Israel.Despite wielding great influence among the highest realms of British politics and media, little is known about the individuals and groups which collectively are known as the pro-Israel lobby.Political...
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Penelope Curtis is to become director of Tate Britain, succeeding Stephen Deuchar, who has been appointed head of the arts charity the Art Fund. Currently curator of the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, and an expert in British sculpture, Curtis will ascend to the super-league of British museum directors through her new role, though she will work under Sir Nicholas Serota, director of Tate....
France and Britain have never been the best of friends. But when PierreLellouche, the French Minister for European Affairs, called Britain'sConservative Party "autistic" and "pathetic," he may have crossed the line
Every year about this time, millions of people in Britain wear red paper poppies in recognition of Armistice Day, and in support of their country's armed forces. This year, the annual November 11th observation, marking the end of World War One, holds special significance. British troops are again in harms way, this time in Afghanistan. Jennifer Glasse reports for VOA from London
THE strength of Britain's economic recovery from the country's longest recession on record is "highly uncertain" amid "sharply" rising inflation, the Bank of England warned today.
Britain is a pariah state, shunned by its allies and exploited by the unsavoury. The state of English libel laws (Scotland’s provisions are a little better) is so embarrassing that a number of US states have enacted legislation to protect their citizens from our courts.
LONDON (Reuters) - Penelope Curtis, curator of the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds since 1999, has been named as the new director of Tate Britain in London, the museum said on Wednesday.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh led the nation in observing two minutes of silence today before a memorial service to mark the passing of the First World War generation, The Times reports. A year ago, the last three Great War veterans living in the UK each laid wreaths at the Cenotaph as Britain marked the 90th anniversary of the moment when the guns fell silent on the Western Front. William...
France and Britain have never been the best of friends. But when PierreLellouche, the French Minister for European Affairs, called Britain'sConservative Party "autistic" and "pathetic," he may have crossed the line
Britain has offered to give up half of the land occupied by its sovereign military bases in Cyprus if the divided island's leaders can seal a reunification deal.
Britain's last surviving First World War veteran has shunned Remembrance Day commemorations in Australia because he does not agree with the glorification of war his family has said.
Yesterday The Spectator's Fraser Nelson claimed that the possibility of a Tory Government is all that is preventing the UK losing its AAA credit rating: “Fitch Ratings has today said that Britain’s AAA debt rating is more at risk than that of any other major nation because it needs “the largest ...
