British culture

From the Princess of Wales to "Rich Autumn Dad", and from houndstooth to Fair Isle, "country-coded" clothing is everywhere. And it looks set to continue its reign – but why?

Where better to hunker down in the autumn than the ultimate snug home? The thatched cottage is romantic, sustainable, has a long, proud tradition – and is now enjoying a revival.

For centuries the ultimate emblem of Britishness has meant different things to different people, and now it is back in the news. What does its history tell us?

After a forgotten WW2 propaganda poster was discovered in 2000, it found an astounding new resonance in 21st-Century Britain.

Thirty years ago, the late British writer's debut play Blasted was castigated as a "feast of filth". Now though, revivals of her work are showing she was ahead of her time.

Elizabeth I is the only English queen never to have married. The iconic Tudor monarch's last visit to Kenilworth Castle 450 years ago may hold some clues.

Films and TV shows have created a glamorous "Notting Hill" version of the UK's capital city. A new Lena Dunham series pokes fun at the stereotypes Americans believe about the country.

Three hundred years since they first appeared, the capital's traditional members-only clubs have endured and evolved. Now a new book explores this peculiarly British phenomenon.