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Calendar history

The last four months of of the year, September, October, November, December, by their formation Sept (7). Oct (8). Nov(9) and Dec(10) indicate that there must have been only ten months in the year at...

LaneyB

Flora quiz

All are names of flowers or plants. 1. Not named after Ronald 2. Gaelic expatriate activity 3. Boast and swear...

sigma

German forces toward the end of the war

Towards the end of WWII there was the drive to Berlin against the German army but what became of the German air force and navy. Did they play a significant part.

denis567

Free on-line competition entries

I read somewhere recently that all free on-line entries to TV competitions were disregarded. Surely that can not be the case, and if it is, it must be against competition rules and should be...

Steve.5

Why do the Scots

Call the current British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth 1st, surely that is not the correct title for such a monarch. Think about it...

coccinelle

Naming operations

Does anybody know how operations in wars are named? ie why operation torch was thus named, or operation sledgehammer etc Do they mean something or were their names just pulled out of a hat?

pauliwauli2

French Novel?

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good French novel for an intermediate-French speaking person to read? I want to work my way through one with a french dictionary, as I am hoping to do a 4...

tali1

The Marchioness Disaster of 1989

The Marchioness Disaster of 1989, the Bowbelle is no more but what happened to the Marchioness- was it scrapped or is it in storage?

finn13

what was the nickname of king richard 1

molly-pot

10 Plagues.

What were the 10 plagues in egypt???? Thanks(:...

colin6789

Why was the City of Oxford not bombed in WW2

A question I have wanted the answer to for a long time is why was Oxford not bombed in WW2. It was not bombed in the Baedeker raids, or because of the factories at Cowley and around Oxford. These...

dothawkes31

Oh gawd, now I feel old!!!

my 10 year old Grandson has just told me who he is studying in his History lessona in year 6!!! Which of the following do you think it is: 1) Henry V111 2) Emperor Napoleon 1 3) Queen Victoria 4)...

123everton

Sinking of the French fleet

Anyone else going to watch the programme on Channel 4 about the sinking of the French fleet as ordered by Churchill in WW2? I'm going to record it, I feel it will take a lot to convince me that he was...

fred1

quizzes

can anyone help with these abbreviated events of the year many thanks if you can 1 1902 P R M L D 2 1942 W G is C 3 1952 D B S to H 4 1962 S L B W H C 5 1972 M S W S G 6 1992 R R in L A

albalass

scottish history

i remember at primary school seeing a dramatisation in a history programme about a servant who put her arm in place of a wooden beam to hold a door shut to enable her master to flee from "someone". it...