The modern Marathon race commemorates the run of the soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield at the site of the town of Marathon Greece, to Athens, in 490BC. The soldier was said to be delivering news of a great victory over the Persians and on completing the gruelling run, collapsed and died. In 1896 the Modern [...]
Horse Guards Parade is situated in Whitehall Central London, this vast parade ground is where the Queen takes the salute at the Trooping of The Colour ceremony, held to mark her official birthday. Formerly the site of the Palace of Whitehall’s tiltyard, tournaments were held in the time of Henry VIII and also annual birthday [...]
Archery dates back over 10,000 years, when bows and arrows were used for hunting and fighting. In medieval England it was considered essential for the defence of the country and an English law made it a compulsory skill for every male aged between 7 and 60yrs of age, it became extremely popular and developed as [...]
The modern Marathon race commemorates the run of the soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield at the site of the town of Marathon Greece, to Athens, in 490BC. The soldier was said to be delivering news of a great victory over the Persians and on completing the gruelling run, collapsed and died. In 1896 the Modern [...]
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) today unveiled a prototype of the London 2012 Olympic Torch that will be carried by 8,000 inspirational Torchbearers on its journey across the UK next summer. The Torch celebrates the best of British design, engineering and manufacturing talent and reflects the celebratory nature of the Olympic Torch Relay and the [...]
