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portocat

Previous Occupants of Address

we would like to research the history of our house. We know about the man who built it, but between when he died and the people who lived there before us we have no idea who used to live...

mjandrews96

listing of buildings

hi everybody can somebody tell me when listing of buildings began eg. grade 1 and 11 listings there are listed 17th century houses in newington green londonn16 but they appear...

cosford

king arthur

can you name the 12 knights of the round table

chelsea25

When do the clocks go back?

cheers x

david_harry

Hanging

When was the last beheading in England. Also, when did being hung, drawn and quartering end in england and who was the last unlucky person to meet such a fate?

monkeyeyes11

egypt

The official and foreign-sounding name of the peaceful and noble complex of buildings built on the Egyptian ruins of 40,000 books destroyed in a terrible fire in the First Century B.C.

Thunderchild

Columbus

I recall that columbus is said to have a copy of the Peris maps before he left europe so realy he already knew america was there ?

Mazzini

Secret meeting of James VI of Scotland & Elizabeth I

Does anyone know where the 'secret' meeting took place between Q.E.1 and James VI?

tracey351

Marriageable age

Does anyone know what the marriageable age was in England in 1912?

jake-the-peg

Building myths

Whilst renovating my house we discovered a George II halfpenny under two of the corners of the living room. Now they could have rolled under the floor and become lodged there but it sounds a bit...