Cricket: understanding the most English sport in the world
Origins, rules and culture of cricket: from English meadows to the Ashes, fair play, the legacy of the Empire and the phrases it gave the English language.
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EnglishSociété6 min
The British pub: history of a social institution
History and codes of the British pub: the public house, painted signs, real ale, the round, last orders, the Sunday roast and the decline of an institution.
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EnglishTraditions7 min
Tartan and kilt: the checked cloth that means Scotland
The history of Scottish tartan and the kilt: from Highland clans to the 1746 ban, from the great plaid to the modern kilt, its patterns, register and codes.