Freshly baked bread is an incredibly evocative aroma, feeding in to a shared understanding of this versatile food which has been an important staple in our diet since the dawn of agriculture. There are probably few people in who, were the q...Lasīt vairāk
The Victorian age, the age of industrial revolution and expansion of cities, was also the age of an explosion of interest in the practice of gardening. This was not merely a private pastime. For the first time, a concerted effort was made throughout...Lasīt vairāk
Rowing can be traced back to as early as 1430 BC, with oarsmanship mentioned in Egyptian funeral inscriptions and Virgil, including rowing as a funeral game in the Aeneid. Rowing as a sport can be traced back to the early eighteenth century where tea...Lasīt vairāk
The first human attempts to collect honey from wild bees were some 15,000 years ago, while the Ancient Egyptians depicted domesticated bees around 4,500 years ago. But it was only in the eighteenth century that a better understanding of how bees live...Lasīt vairāk
Some sports stand the test of time. This guide explores every detail and skill a cyclist needs in their armoury in order to maximise their potential, both in the velodrome and on the road....Lasīt vairāk
Athletic contests in running, walking, jumping and throwing are among the oldest of all sports and their roots are prehistoric. Athletics events were depicted in the Ancient Egyptian tombs in Saqqara, with illustrations of running at the Heb Sed fest...Lasīt vairāk
A sport popular in over 100 countries around the world, rugby is said to have originated when William Webb Ellis ?with fine disregard for the rules of football as played in his time at Rugby school, first took the ball in his arms and ran with it, th...Lasīt vairāk
