Why not have a look through your loft to see what valuable old toys and games have been hidden away for years – who knows you could have a rare doll, some sought-after action figures or a set of cards that collectors would pay a good price for! Elton John: A singer, pianist, songwriter and composer who is perhaps best known for his work on the Lion King movie, and for songs such as “Tiny Dancer” and “Your Song”. The London Eye; a 135 meter tall cantilevered observation wheel (not a Ferris wheel) in the heart of London was formally opened on 31 December 1999 to mark the millennium. It has since become one of London’s most popular tourist attractions and a symbol of the London skyline.

While I was moving throughout West Yorkshire, I spotted a tree and climbed it. When I was up sitting on its branches, I noticed that the UK is a place where the heavenly powers converse with earthly creatures.’ You’re a keeper – used affectionately to describe someone who is nice or someone who has a good attribute. For example, you might hear “You can cook – you’re such a keeper.” The early 18th century period of British literature is known as the Augustan Age and included the development of the novel. Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719) and Moll Flanders (1722) are often seen as the first English novels, however the development of the novel took place in a wider literary context that included the rise of prose satires – which reached a high point with Gulliver's Travels – and earlier foreign works like the Spanish Don Quixote. [24] Also linked to the Augustan period is Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language. Published in 1755, it was viewed as the pre-eminent British dictionary until the completion of the Oxford English Dictionary 150 years later. [25] I’m off to Bedfordshire – is rhyming English slang for when someone is tired and wants to go to bed. Get it? Punks: A subculture which involves fashion, music, film and art. Characterised by anti-establishment attitudes, individual freedom, and aggressive fashion and music.

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Once you have a clearer idea of a toys value, you can put it up for sale. It might take a while for it to sell, but there's always a demand for rare and collectable toys. Don’t rush things, be patient, be wise. Learn to listen and observe all different perspectives and points of view. Don’t judge. Every person is looking with their own personal glasses. Glasses that have been moulded by their own experiences and circumstances.’ After a year in the UK, our scholars are now probably quite used to these quirky British things but with a new batch of scholars arriving from all over the world, we wanted to put together a short list of some of the most British things our 2017 scholars have spotted whilst in the UK. Some are definitely more traditional than others. 1. CRISPS It would be refined over the following 47 years until it was made completely automated by Kenworthy and Bullough.

Westminster Abbey is an example of English Gothic architecture. Since 1066, when William the Conqueror was crowned, the coronations of British monarchs have been held here. [94]A true British staple, the Henry vacuum cleaner was invented in 1979 by British company, Numatic as a way to appeal to both children and adults alike. The Henry range developed over the years to include other characters such as Hetty, George, and James. Henry is often used as a commercial vacuum cleaner and can be seen rolling around empty stores and office buildings in the late evenings.