

A Brief History of English, with Chronology
The language we call English was first brought to the north sea coasts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries A.D., by seafaring people...


Історія англійської мови: від зародження до наших днів
Історія англійської мови поділяється на три періоди: - англосаксонський, - середньоанглійський і - новоанглійський. Однак поділ цей...


Американська англійська
Американська або британська англійська? 300 років тому існував один-єдиний варіант англійський. Той, на якому говорили в Британії. Ця...


Is there a serious problem with coffee capsules?
The German city of Hamburg has banned coffee pods from state-run buildings as part of an environmental drive to reduce waste. Should...


The Trojan War
The Trojan War The Preliminaries, The Course of the War, The Fall of Troy, and The Returns King Priam ruled in the wealthy, fortified...


Art as a joy of life: Mykola Pymonenko
The exhibit “Art as a Joy of Life,” now on at the National Art Museum of Ukraine, is dedicated to the artist’s 150th birth anniversary....


William Somerset Maugham
The British novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), one of the most popular writers in English in the 20th century, is noted for...


78 Interesting Facts About . . . the United Kingdom
The word “Britain” is derived from the name of a Celtic tribe, the Brythons.t The word “England” comes from “Angle-land,” or land of the...


Queen Elizabeth I The Armada Portrait
The defeat of the Spanish Armada is one of the most famous events in English history. It was arguably Queen Elizabeth's finest hour. For...