Paul hussey

England's history is made up of many icons including many discoveries, Inventions, Sports, Music and fashion. The world today would be a much sadder place without tyhe many English contributions to the world.

As an Englishman and a fan of Magic I thought I would write about some of the more famous British Magicians all through our history.

England is one of the oldest European trading countries ( 1500 years old ) and London itself was founded by the Romans in 53 AD. The history of British Retailers is what we British are famous for. The London livery companies could be called the first retail conglomerates in the world which originally started in London as Craft Guilds. Below is some of the history of british shops and their beginnings:

Morse Code is a great communications method and over the years has become famous from the signal the Titanic is sinking or the catching of murderers like Crippen.

As a Sports fan and a Follower of British Motor Racing I thought I would write about Brooklands - the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit constructed at Weybridge, Surrey in 1907 and Britain's first airfield in 1908. Brooklands was the birthplace of British motor sport and aviation, home of Concorde and the site of many engineering and technological achievements throughout the 20th century and beyond.

I was one of a group of people in London's Hyde park for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and I was amazed at how many British fashion designers and milliners supplied the clothes and hats to all the guests including the Bride and groom. Below is just some of the British fashion designers.

I thought I would write about Waterfalls which are some of the least known tourist sites in the UK. When people usually think about waterfalls they think of Africa. There are 15 waterfalls in England; 5 waterfalls in Wales; 2 in Scotland and 1 in Northern Ireland.

As an ex Angler born and bred in England I was surprised to learn that there was a fish I had never heard off living in four lakes and lochs in the UK. The fish is called Vendace and is a freshwater fish the size of a small cod about 6 inches long.

As I was born and bred in Portsmouth, England which is the home of the Royal Navy, I thought I would write about the press gang and its history. Some commentators have called press gangs an urban myth but researching its history has taught me that press gangs really did impress merchant seaman and unemployed sailors. In England, impressment began as early as the Anglo-Saxon period and was used extensively by the Royal Navy under Elizabeth I, Charles I, and Oliver Cromwell.

English history is full of weird and wonderful characters and one of the most spooky characters was Dr. John Dee who was born in London on 13th July 1527 and died in 1608 and was a noted mathematician, Astronomer, Astrologer, Occultist, Navigator, Imperialist and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He devoted much of his life to the study of alchemy, divination and hermetic philosophy. By the time of his death the whole of Europe new him as the Magician of Queen Elizabeth.