London’s Ginger Line has suddenly turned into a rainbow. Not only has Sadiq Khan given stretches of the Overground new colours, they have also been renamed. And, unsurprisingly, the Mayor, shrieval overlord of diversity and inclusivity, has chosen names that reinforce a particular view of London’s, and Britain’s, history, one that celebrates (or if we’re being more cynical, fetishises) the contributions, experiences and struggles of women and minorities.
James Litston says of Somerset Levels: These low-lying wetlands are veritably steeped in history and folklore. The area is reputed to have links to King Arthur.
airmen and soldiers in all their finist regalia, you know, going through a beautiful parade, marching on the mall, getting to the westminster abbey. it is about history i think most of all. you think about the history of the family, it is remarkable. 1917, you can trace the history of the windsor family and when it changed its name and became the windsors. 871, that is the year that this family can trace its lineage back to king alfred the great. we don t have anything like that here in the united states. we were a nascent country, maybe 800 years after that. so i think it is all about that, the pomp and circumstance, what you will see. there will be some archaic sounding things there, but if you think it has been around since, i don t know, norman conquest, it is hear to the phrases and be reminded of history and what it all stands for. it has a fantasy aspect of it. i remember growing up as a little girl loving the disney princess movies and this is real life, kings, queens, prince