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I have been researching my surname (Spencer) and was led onto a website that lists the family tree of Lady Diana. It lists her siblings as being:- Elizabeth 1955 (Cynthia) Jane...
When I joind the RAF back in the mid 60's I remember being told that should the present Queen pass on power to Charles all the cap badges and buttons would have to change because the...
Why was the Victory preserved? Did she miss the scrap yard by chance, or was a concerted effort made to preserve her?
Hi all, Just wondered if anyone has heard of a place called Borley(spelling?)Rectory? It was meant to be the most haunted place in Britain, i do know that it had a fire but don't know much else after...
Does anyone remember, if you were a 70s kid, being given booklets of Sunny Smiles; black and white pics of smiling kids. We had to go door to door selling them for Dr Barnardo's. My friend...
Still looking for proof of his existance, anybody help?
hi everyone....i have been seeing lots of stuff on the news latley about a guy called 'deep throat' and the watergate scandel. i have been wondering and asking for years now...'wot the hell was the...
What was the justification for the US bombing of the cities of Hirosima and Nagasaki?
Does anyone know where I can get indepth information about the Olmsted Woods. The Olmsted Woods is located on the grounds of the Washington National Catherial. Any information you...
Who originally described british soldiers and generals as 'Lions led by donkeys'. I belive it was a german general of the day but do not know his name.
Where does the name Tropman originate from and what is its meaning.
what was the price of a loaf of bread in 1915?
not sure whether this is the right category but i just wondered if anyone had heard this urban myth. friend gets onto a tube train late at night and its pretty deserted except for 3 people, 2 men...
Does anyone know of any silmilar historic rituals as the ancient hebrew practise of the scapegoat?;were there any other ancient societies that had rituals resembling this?
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What are the main theories behind the striking simarities (eg the similar looking pyramids/hieroglyphics etc.) between the Ruins located in Mexico & Egypt? (and too a much lesser extent the...
Why did the Japanese decide to bomb Pearl Harbour?
My grandad was a master mason head of the lodge sort of thing and now they're after getting me in. I went on a 'ladies evening' and found it quite surreal and was - apparently - lucky to be...
when is the latest time in WW2 that the axis powers could have won the war, for example was it as late as 1943 or earlier or even later?
What were the major historical and legal influences on the Samurai ??
did neanderthals have fire?