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pjmjlara@bti

religion

does the religion "The Force" really exist involving the worship and praise of yoda?

Seabedsurfer

Margaret Thatcher's brush with death.

Being young at the time I was more interested in playing with my starcom set than the fate of the British Prime Minister but how did the Iron Lady (and the whole government) react to be almost being...

JOECOOL

magpie

Does anyone know what you must do if you see a Magpie?I have been told to Spit,and I have also been told to say morning captain? Please email me [edited by AB]

jridgeback

The age of Austerity and 1945-52

If anyone knows anything about this period, specifically about peoples living standards and daily lives, could you please let me know. Thanks a lot.

jay90

is is true

is it true that the word myth is derived from the latin for moth meaning lying mouth?

lord_zius

abolishment of sati

when sati was abolished and who was the governer general at that time?

cesdlv

Last London Tea Auction

What was the location of the last London Tea Auction, held in 1998?

nileman

polish eagle - manchester

my ancestor was granted the polish eagle for training polish airmen at ringway, manchester during the second world war. how do i find out details of this award ?

Seabedsurfer

Scotland and N.Ireland swim in the same gene pool

Those in the Protestant Unionist community in N.Ireland were originally, for the most part, settlers from Scotland hence they still carry Scottish surnames and ginger hair (Scotland having the highest...

Binky

Picture Post

Does anyone have any advice as to how I get get to see a 1940 edition of Picture Post? I am trying to get a copy of a picture of my aunt, whose photo was in the magazine, which covered an article...

DARRAN

british coin 1946

which corrosion resistant alloy was a subsitute for silver alloy in british coins in 1946

NikkiB

Jack the Ripper victim descendants

It's inevitable that the five known women murdered by Jack the Ripper have descendants alive today. Does anyone know of any? Do any of these descendants have theories as to who killed their ancestor...

10ClarionSt

Following on from musics' thread (below).......

.....does anyone know how to find out when someone was registered dead in England? I have a name, approximate dates, but so far without success. I've searched lots of web sites. Any help appreciated....

nantyboy

Wooden Box

A wooden box possibly German from WW2 has come into my possession. It has the word Kasten 2 printed on the top and inside has such words as Schrauben, Multern & Scheiben. Can anyone please tell me...