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| history of development of the english language. | 11/14/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Helllo,Mr. Smith. I want more explain about this,during the modern period the dialect of the ...
A: In the 1980s the dialect of English spoken in the south-east of England, known as Estuary English, ...
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| family tree | 11/13/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: after a discussion at work, could you help me please, a work pal says the Queen Victoria and ...
A: I've never heard of any family connection between Queen Victoria and Alexander Fleming. It's ...
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| Glorious Revolutoin | 11/9/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Hey, I just had a discussion with a friend who said that William of Orange invaded England in ...
A: There's certainly some truth in your friend's theory. William had spent almost his entire reign as ...
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| Winston Churchill | 11/7/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I was wondering if you could post a list of accomplishments and leadership trait that winston ...
A: Do you mean his ranks in the Army and his jobs in government ? He joined the 4th Hussars as a 2nd Lt ...
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| train journey times London/Stafford 1856 | 10/29/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I am due to give a talk on the life of Dr. William Palmer (the Rugeley Poisoner) and in particular ...
A: I can't be precise as I've been unable to find a timetable from 1856, but the mail train from London ...
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| English homework | 10/26/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Who were the enemies of Queen Elizabeth I?
A: In general it was Spain and the Catholics. She was excommunicated by the Pope in 1570 which meant ...
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| Lady Margaret Wyatt Lee | 10/15/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I have been studying ambit on Lady Margaret Wyatt Lee one of Anne Boleyn's Ladies. She had attended ...
A: Lady Margaret Lee (nee Wyatt) is believed to have died on 10 March 1537, less than 10 months after ...
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| british monarchs | 9/24/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: was there any change in legislation forbidding ruling british monarchs from commanding there troops ...
A: There has never been any legislation forbidding Monarchs from leading their troops into battle. In ...
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| history | 9/21/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: is there any family connection between henry 8th wives and princess Diana Spencer? thanks
A: The short answer is yes. I've read of a connection to Anne Boleyn, but I've not been able to follow ...
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| Big Ben going slow in 1945 | 9/18/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I read somewhere that a flock of birds landed on the second hand of Big Ben in 1945, causing it to ...
A: Strictly speaking Big Ben is the name of the bell not the clock, but I know what you mean. The clock ...
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| Catholicism in England in the 17th century | 9/17/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I'm writing a story in which a visitor to England in 1687 suddenly finds himself in danger of death ...
A: You've picked just the right time because in 1687 England had a Catholic King, James II who ...
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| flags | 9/4/2009 | Malcolm Speechley |
Q: Many types of flag are denoted as english. The original flag or ensign would have been that of the ...
A: 'The Fighting Man' was Harold's personal standard and cannot be considered to be a national flag. If ...
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| flags | 9/3/2009 | Malcolm Speechley |
Q: Many types of flag are denoted as english. The original flag or ensign would have been that of the ...
A: There was no single original tribe but a number of tribes. These emerged during neolithic times. ...
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| Empire | 8/30/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: If you were to ranks the French Empire (Napoleon Bonaparte, etc). where do they ranks in the top 10.
A: Napoleon's empire was short-lived, it barely lasted 15 years therefore I wouldn't rate it very ...
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| Catharine of Aragon and anne bolyen | 8/28/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: How was Anne Boylen different from Catharine of aragon ?
A: Anne was different from Katherine in almost every way. She was about 16 years younger and more ...
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| Henry VIII | 8/24/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Did Henry VIII change the religon for modern day? ANSWER: Hrello Linda. Yes, the changes that Henry ...
A: I think it made him acutely aware of the need for a male heir and two if possible. He had seen three ...
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| Henry VIII | 8/23/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Did Henry VIII change the religon for modern day? ANSWER: Hrello Linda. Yes, the changes that Henry ...
A: There's no record of how Arthur's death affected Prince Henry on a personal level. He was 11 years ...
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| Queen Elizabeth | 8/22/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Out of the 3 experts for British history, it seemed like you might be the best one to help me ...
A: It's likely that it's a photo of an "ordinary" couple from Glasgow or that area. Nevertheless it ...
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| Queen Elizabeth | 8/22/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Out of the 3 experts for British history, it seemed like you might be the best one to help me ...
A: The item will be Victorian. Apart from the period of Charles and Diana's marriage (1981-96) the last ...
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| King Arthur I | 8/20/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: In the book "The Royal 100," author Alan Hamilton mentions that one of Prince Charles' options ...
A: It would certainly be unusual. There have been no Kings of England named Arthur unless you include ...
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| Henry VIII | 8/18/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Did Henry VIII change the religon for modern day?
A: Hrello Linda. Yes, the changes that Henry VIII brought about in the 1530s turned England from a ...
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| sussex and wantage | 8/6/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I live in the United States. The town I live is called Wantage and it borders another town of ...
A: Sussex is an English County, on the south coast, since 1974 it has been divided into East and West ...
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| Lodovick Loid Esq (Lloyd) | 8/5/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: I have come across a book by Mr Lloyd, Dated 1590. Dedicated to THe Archbishop of Canterbury John ...
A: I knew nothing of the Archbishop until your question. I'm not always a big fan of Wikipedia, but ...
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| history | 8/5/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: how many victims in American Independence War?
A: It's impossible to be accurate, but the total number of deaths is believed to be about 53,000, about ...
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| Young families in the Tudor Period | 8/2/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: I'm writing a book [fictional] in the form of diary entries of an 18yo girl in the Tudor era - the ...
A: It is my guess that you cannot find much of anything because the questions are so broad. There was ...
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| Defender of the Faith | 7/24/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: Why do English monarchs after Henry VIII have the title Defender of the Faith when they are no ...
A: This is another excellent example of how well the Tudors knew how to turn everything to their ...
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| Daily Life | 6/28/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: Do you know any good books about daily life during the Victorian Era? Or even pre victorian era ...
A: I'm sorry it took me so long to answer your question -- I was without a computer for a week. Go to ...
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| Question about WW2 | 6/21/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: Was the Blitz the beginning of life in wartime Britain, in World War 2? I've just said that in my ...
A: Until the Germans began bombarding Britain in the early summer of 1940, the country was not directly ...
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| Victorian England | 6/15/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: Do you happen to know a book about child crime in 19th century England? Please I need it for a ...
A: I found these titles: Black swine in the sewers of Hampstead : beneath the surface of Victorian ...
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| british slang | 6/11/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I have recently begun chatting with a few British people, and come across the terms "northern ...
A: It's the famous north-south divide expressed in a light-hearted way. The north of England and ...
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| Stanley and Livingstone expedition | 6/1/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: I need to find information on what supplies Stanley and Livingstone would have taken on their ...
A: There are a couple of books you may want to start with: Stanley : the impossible life of Africa's ...
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| Name change | 5/30/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I have heard that the Queen's name before Windsor, was Hanover, is this correct? if yes, why was her ...
A: The name of the British Royal Family was changed in 1917 to Windsor, so the Queen was born a ...
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| An African emmissary brought over to Egland | 5/29/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: Is there any record of a African royalty coming to meet the British court and staying on as advisory ...
A: No, Cid, there is no record of that. The only time African royalty would come to court would be to ...
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| History of Health Information Technology in the UK | 5/27/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: I am doing a report. The question is when and did Health Information Technology get started in the ...
A: This is waaaay outside of my experience, but I advise you to go to the library and ask a reference ...
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| Mary Queen of Scots | 5/27/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I just watched the movie Mary Queen of Scots. I understand that her grandmother was Henry VIII's ...
A: At the time of his death in 1547 Henry VIII had three children, he was succeeded by his only son, 9 ...
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| Mary Queen of Scots | 5/27/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I just watched the movie Mary Queen of Scots. I understand that her grandmother was Henry VIII's ...
A: It was all about Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's mother. In the eyes of the ...
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| elizabethan times | 5/20/2009 | Joseph Logue |
Q: I am a high school student trying to write a research paper on currency and poverty in the ...
A: The social classes consisted of the Royal Family, the nobility, the tradesmen, the farmers, and the ...
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| princes of wales | 5/19/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: who was the first of wales?k8k3n
A: If you mean who was the first Prince of Wales in the sense of being the heir to the English throne ...
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| Victorian education | 5/2/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: Can you think where I could find out what the examinations were called in National Schools in ...
A: Social history isn't my strong point, but from what little information I have it seems that there ...
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| travel during early victorian times | 3/29/2009 | Mark Smith |
Q: I am writing a novel set in Victorian England during the early 1850's and I am having some trouble ...
A: There were no railways in north Devon in 1850, only the Exeter to Plymouth line in south Devon. So ...
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