How to see the most and the best even if you only have 1, 2, or 3 days in town (or 1 or 2 weeks in Britain)
How to see the most and the best even if you only have 1, 2, or 3 days in town (or 1 or 2 weeks in Britain)
Vacation blueprints for your trip to the U.K. so so you can get the most out of your trip, no matter where you want to go and how much time you have to see the best of Britain
All about the ReidsEngland.com itineraries: How they work, how to schedule your days, when to book things, tips, hints, and foolish assumptions we have made
A surefire method to make sure you get to see and do everything on your list
What makes ReidsEngland.com patented "Perfect Itineraries" different from others
A few basic assumptions that help these itineraries fit most (but certainly not all) needs and styles
On August 27, 1896, Britain declared war on its protectorate Zanzibar, where a pretender to the Sultanate had just siezed power.
At 9:02am, British ships in the habor began shelling the would-be Sultan's palace.
By 9:40, the shelling had stopped, the palace was on fire, and the pretender's flag had been cut down.
At 38 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War remains the shortest war on record.
Some 500 Zanzibaris were killed.
One British Petty Officer was wounded.