The fertility rituals of the Blackheath Morris Men
“You’re never more than 20 feet from a Morris dancer in London!”
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At the Cambridge and Oxford Boat Race, England’s blazered elite float off down the river
Even today, rowing is an afterthought
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Inside Middle England’s forever war
A dispatch from the front line in Rutland
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Do British people want to be cowboys?
At London’s Country to Country festival, the Anglo-Americana dream was realised
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Who’s really on show at Crufts, the owners or the dogs?
Around 18,600 dogs passed through the NEC last weekend
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In search of Welsh nationalism
Nobody else can sing like this
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On the hunt for Prince Andrew
Outside Sandringham, the British press had scented blood
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In Olney, women limber up for the race of their lives
The Olney Pancake Race has been run on Shrove Tuesday since 1445
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