Millions of pilgrims are on their way to Mecca to take part in the Saudi Hajj ceremonies. Why do hundreds die every year when they throw stones and footwear at a lump of stone they believe is the...
If you have travelled around the world as I have you will have seen VERY tall men ( I'm talking about people who are six feet six and above) obviously of African origin who, no matter where you go,...
as far as we know, we may be related to william booth, founder of the salvation army, but we dont know much about how we are related, can anyone tell me where I can find a detailed family tree of all...
Hey, I was wondering if anyone could tell me what was in Ruth Ellis' (The last women 2 be hanged) will, or where i could find out what was in it? Thanks in anticipation Zoe
I'm going to post this in the Myth Topics as well as Body & Soul as it applies to both: Is it true that mouthwashes such as Listerine, Aquafresh, Dentyl etc are actually extremely bad for you in...
hi, well i am just searching the net for my great grandads history! particularly when he finished working in the mines! so if any one could help me find him that would be great thankyou! by the way i...
Dot, thankyou - as always - for your help. The burials were in either Ribchester or Chipping, Lancashire. I should remember, but don't. I will look further into this when I can. Believe me, I've been...
Any information please on histories of the Chartist Movement in 19th century England -- or references to them in other fiction, cinema, TV or song. Thank you.
What eventually happened to Caradoc? I know he wasn't executed in a Triumph by the Emperor Claudius, but wonder if he was kept a prisoner for the rest of his life, murdered, enslaved, or released.
Has anyone any information about Ann Cutler, Methodist Missioner? Born Chipping, Lancs (I think) in 1759, died Macclesfield 1794. Also seeking information about the small Methodist Society in Chipping...
Does anyone know anything about a ceremony of the Lilies and the Rose - said to commemorate the murder of a monarch - and if so, what institutions do the Lilies and the Rose represent?