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Ruth Ellis

Ive always believed Ruth Ellis to be the last woman to be hung in Holloway Prison but my neighbour says she was hung in a Manchester prison. Anyone know where she was hung? (poor woman, she'd get...

Denisdiamond

Cathedrals

How many cities in U.K. do not have a cathedral. I was under the impression that a city was only a city if it had a cathedral. Many thanks.

kelgirl

house history

what lies beneath my house i.e burrieale grounds

nadcookie

loch ness monster

soo how many people out there believe in him honestly??

angelasashes

ghosts ?

Does anyone out there have a ghost in their house?

jezmatron

why are swear words swear words? What is so bad about a word? When did people decide they were bad words? and why are they words that are associated to completely random stuff? like a child born to an...

Mags28

Henry V111

Why did Henry V111 have 4 suits of armour?

merlin58

The Holocaust and German Civilians.

Just how aware were the ordinary German civilians of the Holocaust? I think many more knew (at least to some degree) than are/were prepaired to admit to knowing. I also feel that the majority who knew...

Lynn_M

Bay City Rollers

Does the Top of the Pops recording of BCR's first hit, Keep On Dancing still exist? This dates back to 1971 or 1972, two or three years before they started to have hits on a regular basis, and before...

Barney's pal

dead wife

Has anyone got any good words of condolence for someone who has just lost their wife after a sudden illness. i've got loads of cards but they don't have any words in. Thanks in advance

beautifulkey

history

was the spanish american war avoidable

koiman

Barcelona Taxi

Any ideas on the cost of a taxi from the Barclona airport (BCN) to Barcelona city centre?

Count_Emmup

Cala Millor, Mallorca

I'm going there in July, staying in an apartment booked on the internet. Can anyone tell me about the place, what to see, where to go, good restaurants etc?

topman9thnov

down town

why do people go down town and not up town.?

littleone85

Queens Coronation

What would be the correct word to decribe the queens coronation in a past tense? e.g when the Queen was ________ 'coronated' seems ro be right english spelling conventions wise but somehow it doesn't...