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Touring Wonderful Windsor, England Apr. 27, 2025
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "Why don't you just move there?" Some friends, knowing what an Anglophile I... Read More
There Is No Shame in a Cancer Diagnosis Mar. 26, 2024
News that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer set off a pointless argument.... Read More
From Stonehenge to Canterbury to ... Jun. 28, 2023
It is not a tremendous distance from Stonehenge to Canterbury — less than 150 miles by modern ... Read More
Queen Elizabeth II Showed Monarchy's Surprising Resilience Sep. 23, 2022
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the praise pouring in from almost all quarters for her 70 year... Read More
Incredibly, the Queen's Funeral Is Still Going On: An Explainer Sep. 17, 2022
Understanding Queen Elizabeth II's historic funeral is a full-time job, one I have selflessly devote... Read More
Who's the Queen? (And Other Fake Questions That Were Never Asked) Sep. 10, 2022
The following is a wholly fabricated, fictitious conversation between a college professor and his st... Read More
The People's Queen Sep. 10, 2022
It feels strange, as an American, to admire a queen, but there is nothing strange about admiring Que... Read More
Take a Tour of Agatha Christie's Greenway Estate Sep. 04, 2022
By Carl Larsen You might call Agatha Christie's Greenway Estate the scene of the crime — well,... Read More
Historical Ignorance and Confederate Generals Jul. 22, 2020
The Confederacy has been the excuse for some of today's rioting, property destruction and grossly un... Read More
Meet Florence Nightingale at Her London Museum Jul. 12, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of legendary, world-famo... Read More
A Bucket List Itinerary of Places We'll Never Go Jun. 20, 2020
By Victor Block As a travel journalist who has visited and written about close to 80 countries, the ... Read More
Time Well Spent in London's Clink Prison May. 10, 2020
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "What did you do in London?" several friends inquired about my trip there. ... Read More
Take a Tour Through History on London Walks Apr. 25, 2020
By Gay Courter We were in London a few years ago when friends invited us to meet Judith, who was goi... Read More
What the US Should Do in Post-Brexit Era Feb. 04, 2020
Three and a half years after Britons voted to take back sovereignty, to elect their masters and set ... Read More
A Sentimental Journey to Historic Guernsey Island Dec. 07, 2019
By Patricia Arrigoni My dear friend Mary Ann Shaffer wrote a book about the German Nazi invasion an... Read More
Jurassic Meets Classic: England's Dorset Coast Dec. 01, 2019
By Gay Courter "What can you see in a day?" ask people who doubt that a cruise allows any meaningful... Read More
When Is a Public Touch on the Arm or Waist a Sex Crime? Oct. 17, 2019
Last fall, in Manchester, England, an awkward 19-year-old male student touched a 17-year-old female ... Read More
Congress Should Introduce Sanity Into British Prime Minister's Brexit Plan Sep. 05, 2019
Britain might have given birth to the Magna Carta, but even its democracy is under threat from fireb... Read More
Trump's Addiction to Conflict Sours Our National Mood Jun. 13, 2019
A decade ago, America was in crisis. The economy was battered by the worst downturn since the Great ... Read More
Trade With Britain Jun. 10, 2019
The United States of America has always traded with Britain, though sometimes it was less of a forma... Read More
