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OUT NOW - CRISTIANO & LEO: The Race to Become the Greatest Football Player of All Time by Jimmy Burns
14 June 2018
Who’s better: Ronaldo or Messi? Ask any football fan and they’ll have an opinion. For the best part of the last decade football has seen a personal rivalry unlike any seen before. Cristiano and Leo. This is their definitive...
Our Chairman, Jimmy Burns Marañón, appointed OBE in Queen's Birthday Honours
11 June 2018
June 9th 2018 Well its official as of today (see James Alexander John Burns – official Queen Honours list honours list in Telegraph and Times today) and after first kind messages below so delighted to share with you the...
BSS Scholarship Awards Ceremony 10th Anniversary 2008-2018
24 May 2018
This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the BritishSpanish Society Scholarship Programme. 10 years empowering knowledge and culture sponsoring more than 60 cutting-edge postgraduate projects aiming to support and encourage individual and institutional links between the United Kingdom and Spain,...
The BritishSpanish Society honoured with 'good work' certificate
20 May 2018
On the occasion of the wedding of HRH Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle, the BritishSpanish Society was today honoured in Madrid by his Excellency the British Ambassador to Spain His Excellency Simon Manley CMG. A certificate ...
BritishSpanish Society with the British Royal Family
16 May 2018
Warm congratulations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on the occasion of their Royal wedding. Felicidades y todo lo mejor para el futuro! Building bridges not walls.
Fundación Banco Sabadell se une al programa de becas de la BritishSpanish Society
10 May 2018
“Desde la Fundación Banco Sabadell apoyamos la investigación científica a través de nuestros premios en el sector de la biomédica, ciencias e ingeniería, en programas de becas con diferentes universidades de toda España pero también colaborando con programas que fomentan...
BSS Scholarhip Programme 10th anniversary
28 April 2018
The BritishSpanish Society Scholarship Programme awards talented postgraduate students at top universities and academic institutions, supporting cutting-edge projects which contribute to the aim of our Charity and build stronger individual and institutional links between the United Kingdom and Spain. The BSS...
Franco: Anatomy of a dictator. Promotional discount
16 April 2018
Get a discount on this book clicking this link http://ow.ly/Ztfw30jsCdY Promotional code: FRANCO1830 30% off = £14 RRP £20 Valid until 30th June 2018 Book review As Spain looks back on forty years of ratification of the Constitution that...
Support the BSS Scholarship Programme
14 April 2018
The BritishSpanish Society Scholarship Programme awards talented postgraduate students at top universities and academic institutions, supporting cutting-edge projects which contribute to the aim of our Charity and build stronger individual and institutional links between the United Kingdom and Spain. The BSS...
Ciclo Blanco White: cultura, diplomacia y espionaje
5 April 2018
The BritishSpanish Society & Instituto Cervantes apoyando la cultura española en el Reino Unido. En la foto de izquierda a derecha: Francesc Puértolas (Jefe de Cultura, I. Cervantes Londres), Jimmy Burns Marañón (BSS Chairman), Marina Pérez de Arcos (BSS Scholarship...
Fundación Banco Sabadell se une al programa de becas de la BritishSpanish Society
4 April 2018
“Desde la Fundación Banco Sabadell apoyamos la investigación científica a través de nuestros premios en el sector de la biomédica, ciencias e ingeniería, en programas de becas con diferentes universidades de toda España pero también colaborando con programas que fomentan...
BSS Scholarship Programme 10th Anniversary
29 March 2018
The BritishSpanish Society Scholarship Programme awards talented postgraduate students at top universities and academic institutions, supporting cutting-edge projects which contribute to the aim of our Charity and build stronger individual and institutional links between the United Kingdom and Spain. The BSS...
Present Danger, Future Risks: A Panel Discussion
26 March 2018
BritishSpanish Society & IE Business School Headline Event: ‘Present Danger, Future Risks: A Panel Discussion’ 15th March By our Madrid correspondent The risk to global civilisation is as high today as it has ever been, in the face...
Private Guided Tour 'Easter Story through Art' with Lecturer Paul Pickering
21 March 2018
BritishSpanish Society Event March 20th 2018 Private Guided Tour ‘Easter Story through Art’ with Lecturer Paul Pickering By our social correspondent As our very own arts guru Paul Pickering reminded us, London’s National Gallery is ‘teeming with art’ , ...
The BritishSpanish Society Scholarships Programme 2018
11 January 2018
We are delighted to announce the BritishSpanish Society XI Scholarship Programme. Closing date 15th February 2018. Aiming to support either ongoing postgraduate projects in any discipline or recently accepted postgraduate projects, all applications are now welcome! Click here to...
Andrew Moore wins Premios Periodísticos 2017
27 December 2017
Our member and friend, Andrew Moore, has won the first prize for the best taurine photo of the 2017 season. The first time that this has ever been won by a non-Spanish photographer. Congratulations Andrew! No estás solo
¡Feliz Año 2018!
27 December 2017
Que la vida os sonría Y todos los sueños se hagan realidad Paz, Unión, Alegría, Esperanza, Respeto, Confianza, Perdón, Amor, Solidaridad, Armonía, Salud, Sabiduría, Bondad, Dignidad, Paciencia, Gratitud, Amistad, Fe
We wish you a very merry Christmas!
13 December 2017
The Chairman & Board of Trustees of the BritishSpanish Society wish you a Happy Christmas, Felices Reyes y todo lo mejor para el 2018! We are very grateful for your overwhelming interest and the huge support during 2017! 101...
BritishSpanish Society Scholarship Awards Ceremony 2017: Chairman's address
14 November 2017
I wanted first of all to thanks His Excellency the Spanish ambassador, and honorary president CARLOS BASTARRECHE for generously hosting this event. I hugely appreciate the support he had shown towards the Society since his arrival in London. Many...
BritishSpanishSociety Panel Discussion on Brexit at Canning House
31 October 2017
If you missed this fully booked British-Spanish debate about Brexit, click in the video to see the recorded event now. The BritishSpanish Society wish to thank Canning House and Instituto Cervantes, co-organising this event. The BritishSpanish Society...
Chief Scientific Adviser appointed by Department for International Trade: Leading industry expert Dr. Mike Short brings over 40 years of technical expertise to the department
30 October 2017
Enhorabuena to our enduring friend & supporter former Vice President of Telefonica Dr Mike Short CBE on his new appointment as the new Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK’s Department for International Trade. The Department for International Trade (DIT)...
BSS Debate: Holding Up the Mirror, a success in attendance, press coverage and guests' feedback.
26 October 2017
The BritishSpanish Society thanks all his members and friends for the overwhelming support received at our events, in particular at our last debate event Holding Up the Mirror: UK-Spain Cultural Relations in the Light of Brexit, last October 26th at...
Full House at the British Council in Madrid
4 October 2017
The subject of the British Council and Word War II Spain drew a large audience to the British Council’s main premises in central Madrid on September 28th. An enthusiastic gathering of BSS expatriate members and Spanish friends listened and...
Cóctel en la Residencia de la Embajada Británica en Madrid en honor de la BritishSpanish Society
4 October 2017
Some 170 guests attended a reception at the British Ambassador’s residence in Madrid on September 27th in honour of the BritishSpanish Society. Ambassador Simon Manley praised the BSS for its work as a charity building cultural links between the...
LA VISITA DE LOS REYES A GRAN BRETAÑA
30 August 2017
Jimmy Burns, Chairman de la BritishSpanish Society, escribe para la Fundación FIES este interesante artículo sobre la reciente visita de los Reyes de España a Gran Bretaña.
Barcelona
17 August 2017
On behalf of the Trustees and membership of the BritishSpanish Society, our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the terrorist attack in Barcelona, those killed, those injured, and their family and friends. Todos juntos en profundo sentido...
El Rey de España pide diálogo para alcanzar una solución sobre Gibraltar
13 July 2017
Spanish Royal Family State visit to the United Kingdom
13 July 2017
En la tarde del martes, 11 Sus Majestades los Reyes, fueron despedidos oficialmente con Honores, desde el Pabellón de Estado del Aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez-Madrid Barajas rumbo al Reino Unido, por la Presidenta del Congreso de los Diputados, Ana Pastor, entre...
HM King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will be greeting audiences from their carriage along The Mall on Wednesday 12th July at 12.00 noon
12 July 2017
If you are free this Wednesday 12th July at 12.00 noon and you wish to see the Spanish Head of State, please be aware that HM King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will parade on their way to Buckingham Palace,...
Spanish Royal Family State visit to the United Kingdom
7 July 2017
In line with our long charity history of cultural diplomacy and our well established commitment building stronger links between Spain and the United Kingdom, and following last year’s presence of Queen Sofia of Spain as guests of honour at the...
Padre Ernesto Atanes R.I.P: In memoriam
5 July 2017
El Buen Cura Gallego Escribe Jimmy Burns Marañón Con un profundo sentido de pésame nos llega la noticia de la muerte del Padre Ernesto Atanes, de la Capellanía Española y el Hogar Español en Londres que murió en...
Summer Reception 2017
4 July 2017
Thank you so very much for your generous comments – we are chuffed! Please share your feedback to help us improve. YOUR FEEDBACK MATTERS. Wishing you all a very happy and restful Summer break. The BritishSpanish Society...
Grenfell Tower
16 June 2017
On behalf of the Board Of Trustees of the BritishSpanish Society, I would like to express our heart-felt sympathy for all those affected by the tragic fire which destroyed the residential block Grenfell Tower in Kensington, London, this week. ...
A Spanish hero in London: Ignacio Echeverria by Jimmy Burns Marañón
8 June 2017
A Spanish hero in London: Ignacio Echeverria As part of a former imperial power that has punched above its weight for most of its history, there are some British who do not easily look outside their own people for...
BritishSpanish Society & British Council
18 May 2017
Our Chairman, Jimmy Burns, met with Director of British Council in Madrid, Andrew Mackay, and agreed to strength ongoing cooperation in coming months.
H.E. The Spanish Ambassador Carlos Bastarreche meets our Chairman and Board of Trustees
11 May 2017
It was a great pleasure to meet the Board of Trustees of the BritishSpanish Society to which I express my thanks for the impressive work they have done to maintain the strong links between our two countries and societies. I...
MY FRIEND HUGH THOMAS REMEMBERED (21 October 1931 – 6 May 2017) by Jimmy Burns
9 May 2017
Hugh Thomas, who has died aged 85,was a historian with an enduring interest in and passion for the Hispanic world straddling epochs, continents and empires. He also played an active part as a policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher, and in...
Isabella of Castile by Giles Tremlett
2 May 2017
30% offer for members of the BritishSpanish Society! Order from www.bloomsbury.com and quote ISABELLA at the checkout.
"Theresa May está buscando una legitimidad política que no tenía"
19 April 2017
Gibraltar: time for pragmatism by Jimmy Burns
19 April 2017
Remembering La Transicion
30 March 2017
BritishSpanish Society event in Madrid by our social affairs correspondent Remembering Spain’s Transition to Democracy in film and comment was the theme of the BritishSpanish Society’s latest encounter with its supporters in Madrid on March 28th. A full-house registered for...
El ejemplo de Churchill by Jimmy Burns
23 March 2017
A pocos pasos del terrorismo que ayer sacudió la ciudad de Londres esta una estatua de Winston Churchill, corpulento en su abrigo de trinchera, y con una mirada enfocada y resuelta, toda una imagen de un pueblo que ha conocido ...
Isabella of Castile by Giles Tremlett, a literary experience
17 March 2017
This is the extraordinary new biography of one of the most powerful women in history. In 1474 , writes Jimmy Burns, Isabella claimed the throne of Castilla in a country divided by political factionalism, riddled with corruption, and facing the...
HE the Spanish Ambassador Sr. Carlos Bastarreche
14 March 2017
Enhorabuena new Spanish ambassador to UK Carlos Bastarreche who today presented his credentials to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. He is profiled in next issue of La Revista.
La misteriosa señora Taylor, la mujer que convirtió Embassy en un nido de espías. Jimmy Burns Marañón
12 March 2017
Margarita Kearney Taylor fundó el salón de té en 1931 -hoy, a punto de cerrar sus puertas- y muy pronto se convirtió en punto de enlace entre diplomáticos y refugiados británicos. James Burns, amigo de su familia, recuerda para EL...
Spanish Masters in the Heart of London
7 March 2017
A crisp Spring early afternoon sun casting its rays across Trafalgar Square provided the perfect prologue to the British Spanish Society’s latest exclusive visit to the National Gallery. Guided by lecturer Paul Pickering, of the BSS’s Executive Council, a group...
Brexit Tertulia at Boqueria by our social affairs correspondent
5 December 2016
Delicious tapas and wine in a warm basement of the lively Spanish restaurant Boqueria in Acre Lane, south London on November 30th proved a perfect setting for an extended discussion about Brexit stimulated by the lawyer, media expert, and European...
Vuelve a casa por Navidad
28 November 2016
La BSS desea contar una iniciativa de la Fundación Vuelve a Casa – El Almendro. Una oportunidad para todos aquellos que estáis fuera de España ¿Queréis saber qué es? Atentos al siguiente ▶ vídeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwdRLolJH4 Como habéis visto, por segundo...
Chairman Jimmy Burns’s address to Annual General Meeting at the Luis Vives Room, Spanish Embassy, London November 15th 2016
17 November 2016
As the Chairman of the BritishSpanish Society, it is a great pleasure to have you here at our Annual General Meeting and thankyou so much for coming. As a UK British registered charity , myself and my board of Trustees...
BritishSpanish Society, University of Wales Press and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series Prize application closing date extended until 30 November 2016
10 November 2016
Closing date extended until 30th November 2016. The BritishSpanish Society, in association with the University of Wales Press and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series, is pleased to announce this new award aiming to support research in Hispanic Studies and to provide a channel among researchers, academia and the...
London is Latin and Latin is London by Stephanie Kennedy (Battersea Spanish)
18 October 2016
In 1777, English writer and poet Samuel Johnson was a dapper man about town. An engaging and charismatic figure, he was a prominent member of the London social scene, preferring to be out and about than at home alone with...
"El Da Vinci español que dijo 'no' a Apple". Rodrigo Garcia, becado por la BritishSpanish Society y Telefónica en 2013
3 October 2016
Jorge Benítez, El Mundo Imagine que recibe un email de un cazatalentos internacional de Apple en el que se le pide una cita para tomar un café dentro de media hora. ¿Qué hace? ¿Acudir corriendo? Mejor montar en bici. Eso hizo...
BRITISH COUNCIL ENTREVISTA A JIMMY BURNS
27 September 2016
21/09/2016 British Council ha publicado en su web una entrevista a Jimmy Burns, presidente de la British Spanish Society. En ella se reflexiona sobre el escenario que se ha abierto tras el pasado referéndum del 23 de junio y la...
The BritishSpanish Society Prize sponsored by the University of Wales Press and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series
1 September 2016
The British Spanish Society is pleased to join the UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series to support research in Hispanic Studies and to provide a channel among researchers, academia and the Society. This is a unique opportunity for researchers...
A very Spanish Battersea by Stephanie Kennedy
25 August 2016
Like London, Battersea is changing. Most strikingly of course, the iconic Battersea Power station has lost three of its towers, until, we are promised, the structure is resurrected into a sprawling residential and commercial hub. An impressive investment of £8...
El British Council indaga sobre el el papel de la BritishSpanish Society de la mano de su Chairman, Jimmy Burns Marañón. 'Descubre la British Spanish Society'
19 August 2016
En un escenario internacional convulso, caracterizado por el desafío que presentan nuevas realidades como el Brexit, hablamos con Jimmy Burns Marañón, presidente de la British Spanish Society (BSS), una fundación dedicada a promocionar las relaciones entre España y el...
Jimmy Burns Marañon: HEALING THE RIFT
1 July 2016
From the Chairman of The BritishSpanish Society Dear Friend, I am aware that for many of our members and supporters, not least Spaniards living in the UK and British living in Spain , are living through a period of uncertainty...
FAITH MATTERS QUESTION TIME DISCUSSES BREXIT
17 June 2016
Farm Street Church in Mayfair, central London, was packed on Tuesday 9th June for a debate entitled: ‘Faith Matters Question Time – A Christian response to the EU Referendum’, chaired by Revd Lucy Winkett, Rector of Saint James Church, Piccadilly. The...
Cien años de lazos diplomáticos entre Shakespeare y Cervantes
15 March 2016
Pablo Guimon, UK Correspondant, El Pais, 24 May 2016 La British Spanish Society celebra en su centenario una insólita historia de diplomacia cultural entre España y Reino Unido Al hacer coincidir el mismo 23 de abril de 1616 el fallecimiento...
La British-Spanish Society cumple 100 años
3 March 2016
Escrito por Patricia Gomez (EL IBERICO) el 26 febrero, 2016 Ayer tuvo lugar una conferencia promovida por la British-Spanish Society (BSS) en un acto de reconocimiento al 100 aniversario de su fundación y también con el objetivo de anunciar el programa de eventos para este...