Many brothels in cities such as Manchester, London and Cardiff operate under the moniker of “massage parlours”. Although the age of consent is 16 throughout the United Kingdom, it is illegal to buy sex from a person under 18 where the perpetrator does not reasonably believe they are 18 orRead More →

Traveling south to north, starting by the Severn Estuary at Sedbury, near Chepstow, and finishing at Prestatyn on the north coast, the walk will take an average walker roughly 12 days to complete. Where was Offa’s Dyke and why was it made? One of the great engineering achievements in BritishRead More →

Those who do not know the full facts believe Giggs chose to play for Wales rather than England. The reality is that our Ryan was born in Wales of Welsh parentage and has absolutely no English blood. Why is Ryan Giggs not a manager of Wales? Ryan Giggs will notRead More →

Many brothels in cities such as Manchester, London and Cardiff operate under the moniker of “massage parlours”. Although the age of consent is 16 throughout the United Kingdom, it is illegal to buy sex from a person under 18 where the perpetrator does not reasonably believe they are 18 orRead More →

Completed in 1801 by William Jessop and Thomas Telford, the aqueduct is 710 foot (220 m) long and carries the canal 70 feet above the beautiful River Ceiriog across 10 circular masonry arches. How far is Chirk Castle from the canal? Chirk Castle is situated close to the Llangollen Canal,Read More →

In the 19th century, the St George Society of Newport (a group largely consisting of English settlers and businessmen) asserted that the town was part of England. When did Monmouthshire change to Gwent? The administrative county of Monmouth and county borough of Newport were abolished in 1974 under the LocalRead More →

Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud ben Mohammed Anoun (Arabic: عبد الواحد بن مسعود بن محمد عنون‎ “Servant of The One, Son of Messaoud, Son of Mohammed Anoun”) was principal secretary to the Moroccan ruler Mulay Ahmad al-Mansur, and ambassador to the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1600, whoseRead More →

The people we call Anglo-Saxons were actually immigrants from northern Germany and southern Scandinavia. Bede, a monk from Northumbria writing some centuries later, says that they were from some of the most powerful and warlike tribes in Germany. Bede names three of these tribes: the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. WhyRead More →

In the 19th century, the St George Society of Newport (a group largely consisting of English settlers and businessmen) asserted that the town was part of England. When did Monmouthshire change to Gwent? The administrative county of Monmouth and county borough of Newport were abolished in 1974 under the LocalRead More →