The English Flag Is Actually Italian – and Other Surprises I Learned Filming ‘Quintessentially British’ (Guest Blog) Documentary director Frank Mannion recalls his encounters with quirky ...

The English men’s soccer team hasn’t won a major title since the 1966 World Cup. Here in Europe, as in the United States, debates about flags are useful proxies for other cultural anxieties.

None of the British national flags is debated quite as much as England's St George's Cross. While the flags of Scotland and Wales are a source of great national pride, the English red and white ...

Argie reinforcements 300-400 miles away, British reinforcements 8,000 miles away. And how the argies were outclassed and outfought. A particularly sad story for the Gurkhas as the argies ran too fast.

Veteran swimmer Mark Foster was "blown away" after learning he will mark his fifth Olympic Games by carrying the British flag during the opening ceremony in Beijing on Friday.