United Kindom (British)

British Culture

Britain's culture and creativity is flourishing as never before, whether in creative industries such as advertising, music and film, or in the visual and performing arts.

Like the US, Britain is proud of its multicultural heritage and diversity. Learn more about multicultural Britain and how different communities have helped build today's vibrant Britain and contributed to its economic, social, democratic and cultural development.

Want to know what holidays the Brits celebrate? And how? Our FAQs contain a wealth of information on British traditions and customs.

The British Council USA links young adults in the US with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK in order to build lasting relationships.

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History

The British Isles have a rich history going back thousands of years. Unfortunately few of us in Britain really know much about our history. Retrospectively I think there must have been something radically flawed with history as it is taught in out schools as our history is fascinating.

For this history guide, we shall divide the period of British history into four main chunks, and each of these four main chunks then subdivided into bite sized chapters that try to explain the way that things happened

History is an interweaving of events and people, and its not just about kings and queens, its about ordinary people and how events influenced them, and on occasions how they influenced events.

Also one has to realise that Britain is not one nation, but a hodge podge of different peoples who tend to remain distinct in spite of a millenium or more of intermarriage. I have therefore put in separate chapters on Ireland, Scotland and Wales, each with its own history