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I have just finished 'The Other Side of the Night' by Daniel Butler. I have always wondered about Captain Lord and his failure to do anything on the night of Titanic sinking, and it seems that there...
I really hope someone can help me with my search. A number of years ago I picked up a (since lost) tourist leaflet from a service station about a beautiful church/cathedral. It was described as being...
I've just bought a book about this fantastic structure. I was looking through youtube for anything that could also give me a visual of how it was in the 16th century. This is what I found, fantastic!
I have been listening and reading about this battle this morning, and the scale of it is truly awful....
I have read most of the critiques for this new film, and they are all very enthusiastic. I go to the pictures about once every 10 years but even I might be tempted by Dunkirk ! By the way, I have no...
I have a picture of a soldier in uniform around the time of Boer War. On the lower left sleeve of his tunic are three chevrons pointing upwards (ie like a sergeant's stripes except the other way up)....
Can anyone remind me of Tuesday's GB Treasure Hunt clue, please.
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Old seafaring word used to describe rear end of ship or boat...
Walk round here and see the centuries flow,
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In front a hero expects a nation to do its dutywhile insid e its people can view works...
My dad was with the RAF in India during WW2, as so often happens as a youngster I have forgotten,or perhaps never knew,exactly where. I think it was in the North, as I do remember he had a rough trip...
Churchill, indisputably a strong leader, is widely regarded as having led the UK to eventual victory in WW2 by having a clear, principled vision. Was he truly wise before that and, particularly, also...
Having been one of a handful of men who are taken to have been the ultimate decision makers in WW2, just over a year after the war finished the experience must have been fresh in his mind. The "bottom...
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I have seen it written, that Henry VII was the only Welshman to sit on the English throne, as he was in Pembroke Castle. But Henry V was born in Monmouth Castle, which is now part of Wales, so can he...
I hadn't heard of this disaster before. I was about four at the time that it happened. It took the lives of 72 people but looking at the pictures it could have been so much worse....
1. A cocktail of Laura's juices (6,6) 2. Cleaning fashion (10) 3. About to exist (5) 4. Southern war dance (5) 5. Native Chinaman has part of UK and most of globe (8) 6. An Englishman followed by a...
Does anyone know anything at all about this company, or where i can look? I've looked online and all that seems to come up is items for sale on various sites - but i wanted to see about the company...
Pubs in London became allowed to open all day in 1987, 70 years after licencing laws were introduced to get people back to work during the 1st World war. But can anybody remember the actual Date?
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