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[[Fandom]] in the '''United Kingdom''', has a long and very rich history producing such luminaries in the field as [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Vince Clarke]], and [[Peter Weston]] (England) and [[Walt Willis]] and [[James White]] (Northern Ireland).  
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[[Fandom]] in the '''United Kingdom''', has a long and very rich history producing such luminaries in the field as [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Vince Clarke]], and [[Peter Weston]] (England) and [[Walt Willis]] and [[James White]] (Northern Ireland). There have been seven [[British Worldcons]].
  
For an insightful look at the history of [[fandom]] in Britain, see [[Rob Hansen|Rob Hansen's]] ''[[Then]]''. [[Caroline Mullan]] wrote “[[A Short Visual History of British Fandom]].”
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For an insightful look at the history of [[fandom]] in Britain, see [[Rob Hansen]]’s ''[[Then]]''. [[Caroline Mullan]] wrote “[[A Short Visual History of British Fandom]].”
  
The term [[anglofan]] used in Fancyclopedia 2 has dropped out of use, but shows how British fandom was viewed at the time.
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See ''[[Anglofan]]'' for UK [[fanhistory]] through 1959, and [[:Category:UK]] for a long list of '''Britfan''' doings.  
  
See [[:Category:UK]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 20:51, 28 January 2021

Fandom in the United Kingdom, has a long and very rich history producing such luminaries in the field as Arthur C. Clarke, Vin¢ Clarke, and Peter Weston (England) and Walt Willis and James White (Northern Ireland). There have been seven British Worldcons.

For an insightful look at the history of fandom in Britain, see Rob Hansen’s Then. Caroline Mullan wrote “A Short Visual History of British Fandom.”

See Anglofan for UK fanhistory through 1959, and Category:UK for a long list of Britfan doings.



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