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Shedding her clothes for money seemed like an easy way to pay the bills, but what Ruth Fowler never counted on was that she'd lose herself in the exchange

The Pudding Club is based at the Three Ways House Hotel in England's Cotswolds & members meet regularly to sample the best traditional British puddings like syrup sponge

Percy Bysshe Shelley's short chaotic life is brilliantly told by biographer Richard Holmes.

Having an emergency radio receiver available in times of bad weather or other crisis is a necessity that is well worth the expense. What are the best emergency radios?

Life and Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of England's greatest poets, contemporary of John Keats, and husband of Frankenstein's creator, Mary Godwin Shelley.

Windsor is just outside London, and is home to Windsor Castle, the residence of the Queen. There are many places of interest to visit in Windsor, including the castle.

Life and work of English poet Thomas Gray (1716-1771).

Victor Hely-Hutchinson could write in the style of Handel or other composers, but his own music was melodic, well-crafted, scintillating and original.

Continuing the guide to the "musts" of the poetry, prose, and plays of eighteenth and nineteenth century British writers and their works...

David Cameron is the current leader of the British Conservative Party and has been since 2005. Here is a biography of the British MP.

A profile of the English novelist Ian McEwan, whose book Amsterdam won the Booker Prize for Fiction, and whose novel Atonement has been filmed with Keira Knightley

Beau Brummell was the grandson of a shopkeeper who grew up to be the close confidant of the future King of England. His influence on men's fashions is evident today.

Carols sung by the legendary King's College Choir are an annual Christmas feature, the fan-vaulted Chapel towers high in the heart of the University city of Cambridge.

Touring Windsor Castle is easy on a day trip from London by bus or train, to visit one of the Queen's main royal residences in England. It is near to Heathrow by taxi.

A synopsis of Edgar Allan Poe's short story William Wilson the story of a man divided.

Windsor Castle is an accessible and very popular tourist destination. Details of how to get there with notes about wheelchair access and parking.

Tribute/thumbnail of The Jam and Paul Weller's influence and career.

Boris Johnson, a conservative politician, became the Mayor of London in May 2008. He was also editor of The Spectator, a comment and current affairs magazine.

Life and works of English writer Aldous Huxley, best known for his novel Brave New World.

Brief biography and works of English writer and critic Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell.

Want an unusual baby name that sounds cool, has class and won't be the same as that of dozens of other children? Using surnames as first names is one route to take.

Estella Yeung's melt-in-your-mouth Meringue Cookies- brilliant on their own or as a lovely way to dress up a bowl of berries.

On secondary preference votes, Boris Johnson has been elected mayor of London. Critics however still remain to be convinced he is up to the task.

For a few years in the late sixties F1 driver Piers Courage was one of Britain's best known sportsmen and society figures. Tragically he died during the 1970 Dutch GP.

Orwell is most well known for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949). He wrote numerous novels, poems and literary criticism.

Arthur James Balfour born into an ancient East Lothian family will be remembered not as Prime Minister but for the content of a short letter-the Balfour Declaration.

James was himself a cricketer - a man who played with the legendary Learie Constantine - but his greatest gift to posterity was his ability as a cricket writer.

The London 2008 mayoral race is practically down to two candidates and even the popular Boris Johnson may find it hard to upstage the current mayor Ken Livingstone.

The English society of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, P.G. Wodehouse, and other authors collide in these updated social satires.

A short study of the wealthy army volunteer who, by building a mansion on the banks of the Bourne, created what was to become a large south coast seaside resort.

Ngaio Marsh blends murder, religion and skulduggery into a puzzling mix in this 1930s whodunnit.

Ancient civilizations played various forms of football. Over the centuries, the once violent game evolved into three distinct sports: soccer, rugby and American football.

Packing for a ski vacation with children can be overwhelming. Use this handy checklist and you won't forget a thing!

Frommer's Best Day Trips from London is a guide to days out by train, bus or car to places like York, Bath, Windsor, Oxford, Cambridge, Stonehenge, Stratford and more.

General Cornwallis commanded the British Army in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. He remains one of Britian's most debated military commanders.

Looking for presents for the office? Look at green gifts this year.

Brief biography of Henry Fielding, one of the popular playwrights in his time, most successful with Tom Jones, a Foundling.

There are many 5-star and 4-star hotels in or near London's Heathrow Airport, for late arrivals or early departures, or if you have a stop-over on a flight.

Isaac Walton is an English author who was born in 1593. He is famous for his book on fly fishing and his series of books on the lives of prominent contemporaries.

Brief biography of English physicist Lord John Rayleigh, a Nobel Prize laureate in physics for isolating gas argon, known for "Rayleigh Scattering" and why sky is blue.

Prince William focuses on his military role while smothering rumors of an impending engagement.

Cambridge is a town with a long and varied history and a lot to see, so if the visitor only has one day here, what is the best way? The answer is a guided walking tour.

Dale Tryon was all but forgotten until now, as she was literally airbrushed from history. However, this documentary asks more questions than provides answers.

The Wimbledon Championships,considered by many to be the premier Grand Slam tennis tournament, was first held in 1877. It has seen many changes since that time.

Class differences in Edwardian Britain were no barrier to the inventive spirits of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. This is a brief biography of Charles Rolls

The second Earl Grey was one of England's great reforming Prime Ministers during the early years of the nineteenth century.

Prime Minister Curtin believed appointing a member of the royal family would improve chances Britain maintained its commitment to Australia's defence during World War II.

Finding a park in London for a respite from the hectic city streets is not, you might think, too much to ask. But the capital's best green spots can be hard to discover.

One of the few nations in modern times to militarily defeat a terrorist Movement, Sri Lanka now faces criticism by self-appointed guardians of Human Rights in the West.

Any story of 19th-century British poet Arthur Henry Hallam is short. He only lived to be twenty-two. But he made an impact on British poetry and Alfred Tennyson forever.