The Air CushiOn VEhicLe: Travel over Land, Water, Mud, Ice and other SurfAces bOth at Speed and when StAtiONary
1. Propellers 2. Air 3. Fan 4. Flexible skirt
Y Ddraig Goch: The Welsh Red Dragon
The coat of arms of Henry VII with the Welsh Dragon supporting the royal arms of England
The dragon standard was raised in 1400 by Owen Glendower, as a symbol of revolt against the English Crown and was brought to England by the House of Tudor, the reigning Welsh dynasty from 1485 to 1603.
The green and white stripes of the flag were additions of Henry VII, the first Tudor king, representing the colours of his standard.
Unicorns!
United Kingdom´s Royal Coat of Arms
A Nursery Rhyme: England is the Lion and Scotland is the Unicorn
HurLing: An Irish Sport
The game has prehistoric and/or Gaelic origin and has been played for more than three thousand years.
Hurley stick and Sliotar ball
An Isle of Man Symbol: nO "taiL" to teLL
An old local term for the Manx or Manks cat is "stubbin" or "rumpy". Manx cats have been exhibited in cat shows since the 1800s, with the first known breed standard published in 1903.
The IsLe of MaN: Symbol, Coat of Armas and BanknOteS
The Isle of Man symbol, the Three Legs of Man, was first officially used in the early 14th century. The
Manx Coat of Arms is flanked by a Raven and a Peregrine Falcon.
PunK Rock Couture: VivieNNe WestwOOd
ShE first bEcAme fAmOus as the woman bEhind the look of PunK Rock band "The Sex PistoLs": rippeD jEans, pins and chAins on their leather jackets. Punks rebeLLeD agAinst eveRy Fashion ruLe...
Archaeologist, Linguist and the greatest woman mountaineer of her age.
In the Alps she gained renown for surviving 53 hours on a rope on the unclimbed North-East face of the Finsteraarhorn, when her expedition was caught in a blizzard in the summer of 1902.
Fluent in Arabic and Persian, she spent almost 10 years before World War I, traversing the desert, making maps and gaining the trust of tribal leaders and kings and in 1921 Baghdad, she drew the boundaries of the country that became Iraq.
ScotLanD´s AmAzing BasKing ShArK
CLick to view Basking Shark VideoS
Basking sharks, along with 23 species of whales and dolphins, are part of 44,000 species in Scotland's coast and seas.
Basking sharks, along with 23 species of whales and dolphins, are part of 44,000 species in Scotland's coast and seas.
They can weigh more than five tonnes and can filter every hour sea water equal to that held in an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
BEaUtifuL CasTLes of the UniTeD KinGDom
Warwick Castle
There was a fort there from the 10th century, but today´s castle dates from 1264, with various additions later on. It was the home of 20 Earls of Warwick before it was bought by the Tussauds in the 1970s.
Leeds Castle, Kent
It´s on an island of the River Len; Edward I, and later Henry VIII, made several modifications and the castle's last private owner ( American Lady Baillie) decorated it thoroughly in the 1920s.
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
Built in 1096 to drive away the Scottish invasion. "The Windsor of the North"' has belonged to the Percy family (the Dukes of Northumberland) for the past 700 years. It´s Hogwarts in the Harry Potter movies!
Conwy Castle, North Wales
It's one of the many Welsh castles built by Wales´s conqueror Edward I as part of his 'iron ring' around the country. It was begun in 1283 and it´s one of Europe's greatest medieval castles, with the mountains of Snowdonia in the background and the river Conwy's estuary.
Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
It's named after St. Donan, a Celtic martyr and built in the 13th century. It was last sacked by the Royal Navy (1719) but restored by a retired colonel who bought it in 1911.
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