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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Indigenous British people | 5/27/2011 | Malcolm Speechley |
| Q: Do you know what the ice-age British people were known as? A: At the time of the last Ice age Much of what was to become the island of Britain (It was not yet an ... | ||
| British Queen | 5/13/2011 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: I recently read that England is thinking of changing the rule of royal succession so that a ... A: There has been talk of a changing succession but this has been mainly by a few British politicians. ... | ||
| English queen | 5/13/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I recently read that England is thinking of changing the rule of royal succession so that a ... A: There has been talk recently of changing the rules of succession, but nothing has been done as yet. ... | ||
| brithish colonail era | 3/25/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I am looking for ships lost to the East India Company (or other) at the cape of good hope in the ... A: I answered a number of questions similar to this a year ago. If you go to my profile page on ... | ||
| margery Wyatt | 3/10/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: Is Margery Wyatt, wife of Thomas (John) Rogers, mother of John the Martyr Rogers, the same Margery ... A: That will be very difficult. Coming from an ordinary background and from a time before parish ... | ||
| I want to ask a Quastion. | 3/9/2011 | Malcolm Speechley |
| Q: was Queen Victoria empress of Indians A: Firstly apologies for the delay in answering. Queen Victoria was indeed Empress of India. She ... | ||
| margery Wyatt | 3/9/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: Is Margery Wyatt, wife of Thomas (John) Rogers, mother of John the Martyr Rogers, the same Margery ... A: They are two different people. Margery Wyatt who married Sir Anthony Lee was of a gentry family from ... | ||
| Indian Mutiny | 3/5/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I would like to know how the Cawnpore massacre was the turning point of the Indian mutiny which ... A: I would disagree that the Indian Mutiny started the war of independence. After the Mutiny was ... | ||
| complet answer about Jane Seymor being related to Henery the VIII | 3/3/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I have just read your short answer to the question of Jane Seymor relation to Princes Diana through ... A: Diana's connection with Jane Seymour is as follows : Diana, Princess of Wales 1961-97, daughter of ... | ||
| British Counties | 2/14/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I'm very interested in the ghost stories of England, but one of my books (Haunted Britain, Copyright ... A: It was the 1972 Local Government Act which took effect on 1 April 1974 that changed the boundaries ... | ||
| English Prime Ministers | 2/14/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: Which is the 18th or 19th-century prime minister said to have died having sex - I believe on a ... A: None of them did. However the rumour persists that Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime ... | ||
| British Army Pay Corps WWI | 2/13/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: My grandfather served in the 7th Batt. Border Regiment in WWI in the Army Pay Corps. Because of the ... A: The Army Pay Corps did serve overseas, in fact wherever the Army went the Pay Corps went with them ... | ||
| Oldest title | 2/2/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: What is the oldest title in the British peerage ? Thanks Paul A: The oldest title still in existence in Britain today is that of the Barony de Ros. It was created in ... | ||
| crowning | 1/23/2011 | Mark Smith |
| Q: When William of Orange and Mary became King and queen of England which one would have been crowned ... A: They were crowned together in Westminster Abbey on 11 April 1689 by the Bishop of London. He placed ... | ||
| British Tudor Etiquette | 1/4/2011 | Joseph Logue |
| Q: Are you familiar with something called "The Royal Book"? It's supposedly a handbook of court ... A: I am sorry for the delay, but I admit to being stumped by this one. I spent the past two days ... | ||
| British (UK) flag | 12/10/2010 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: I'm a flag nut interested in all flags, but particularly UK and US as I am in US-Florida. I'm ... A: The Union Jack is a transnational flag full of historical significance. It represents the union of ... | ||
| child labor | 11/22/2010 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: My history teacher has assigned a position to every student in our class, the two positions are ... A: I see you've been given the harder option. I'm afraid as for finding particular quotes in favour of ... | ||
| train transport to Devon 1850 | 11/21/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I have read your information re: traveling to Devon by train around 1850. I am compiling ... A: This is getting into social history which is not my strong point. However I don't think there was ... | ||
| train transport to Devon 1850 | 11/20/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I have read your information re: traveling to Devon by train around 1850. I am compiling ... A: Back then goods were usually sourced from as close as possible. In London in 1851 milk would have ... | ||
| Cotton Mather | 11/19/2010 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: Davidson, I had a question and was wondering if you could help. What was Cotton Mather's importance ... A: I'm sorry but I'm not too knowledgeable on Cotton Mather, but I have listed some web addresses that ... | ||
| Castle Libraries | 11/12/2010 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: i have seen many depictions of the libraries and drawing rooms in British castles. They appeared to ... A: Very sorry about the lateness of the reply, been having trouble with my email provider. Indeed in ... | ||
| 1830 letter found in 1752 Welsh bible | 10/21/2010 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: I live in West Michigan USA and about 15 years ago I found a bible in a resale shop. In the center ... A: I would be happy to see the letter. I'll see if I can get it translated for you, as I live in Wales. ... | ||
| East India Co Canton | 10/15/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I am researching the route, cargo etc. of a typical East India Ship travelling between England and ... A: Wikipedia is a good place to start. If you type in East Indiaman it will give you a list of several ... | ||
| Henry VIII | 10/7/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: Did Queen Elizabeth (daughter of henry and anne bolyn) have queen mary (daughter of henry and ... A: There's no evidence that Queen Mary was killed by Elizabeth, or anyone else for that matter. It's ... | ||
| Colonial America | 9/28/2010 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: In the first half of the 18th century, the British policy of allowing the American colonies a great ... A: To George The Grand Strategy of Britain to control the industry and markets of the American ... | ||
| Queen Elizabeth 1 | 9/11/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I am doing a project at school and I an wondering if you can help by answering some questions about ... A: Among Elizabeth I's main achievements is the religious and political unity she established after the ... | ||
| 19th century British sailing vessels | 9/9/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: ...And thank you for attending to my question(s). Here goes: If a sailing ship, say in the ... A: First the bad news. There were no passenger ships crossing the Pacific in the first half of the 19th ... | ||
| Prince Albert | 8/21/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I have read recently in a magazine that Prince Albert's premature demise might have been caused by ... A: Not in the slightest. There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest he indulged in such a practice, and ... | ||
| Portrait of Royalty? | 8/10/2010 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: first let me thank you for taking the time to assist and try to answer everyone's questions ... A: You might be better off asking someone in the fine arts section, if there is one. Or contacting a ... | ||
| Homework over summer | 8/7/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I am doing a project on Elizabeth 1 and I cant find whether or not historians have changed their ... A: On the whole historians regard her and her reign in a positive light, with little change in ... | ||
| 1850s sea route from England to the Arctic | 8/6/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: The HMS Resolute left England in 1852 to sail to the Arctic. Can you tell me the route that ship ... A: I've had a more thorough search of the internet and found the National Archives site which has maps ... | ||
| sea route from Liverpool to Calcutta 1855 | 7/17/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I'm a novelist, now working on a final copyedit of my new book, The Sandalwood Tree. According to my ... A: Presumably you've seen the three answers I gave to a previous questioner asking very similar ... | ||
| About the "English reserve" | 7/13/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: As a child, when learning English as a foreign language, I often heard the phrase "English reserve", ... A: I've never thought the theory of the "British reserve" was ever really true, some people are like ... | ||
| Early Anglo-Saxon Britain | 7/12/2010 | Malcolm Speechley |
| Q: Is there any way of finding out the process by which Celtic (and Latin) were replaced by Anglo-Saxon ... A: It would not be wholly true to say that the Anglo Saxon language replaced the Celtic language. It ... | ||
| british ships-1700's-loading of livestock/horses-how.. | 7/1/2010 | Benjamin Davidson |
| Q: I am writing about revolutionary war time, but the question can be from time before as well, I want ... A: It would often depend upon the animals concerned really. Small animals would be shipped in crates, ... | ||
| Roman Britain | 6/29/2010 | Malcolm Speechley |
| Q: I heard a historian say that many Romans that settled in Britain were of African and Asian origins. ... A: The Short answer to your question is Yes. This is True. The Roman Army recruited it's soldiers from ... | ||
| English religion | 6/19/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: I am still confused as to the religion of England. After henry the 8th split with Rome exactly what ... A: It is a very confusing period in English history. Although Henry VIII established the Church of ... | ||
| Holy Bible | 6/7/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: Leather bound with a brass clasp, the old and new testament with the marginal readings and original ... A: I've been asked this question several times over the years. I'm no expert on old books, so the only ... | ||
| Henry VIII | 5/23/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: Is it true Henry VIII was known as 'Old Copper Nose' and why was this? A: In the 1540s Henry VIII ran so short of money that one solution he implemented was the debasement of ... | ||
| George "Cumberland", Victoria's cousin | 5/20/2010 | Mark Smith |
| Q: A few months ago, we "spoke" about the book "Wicked Ernest." I managed to look at a copy and here's ... A: It is puzzling that the details of his blindness should be shrouded in mystery. A possibility is ... | ||
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British History
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Mark Smith
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Expertise
I have a good basic knowledge of British political history, but my speciality is the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland from 927 AD. Please no social history questions, it's not my strong point and I'm unlikely to answer them.
Experience
No professional experience, but a lifelong interest and access to a variety of sources of information.
Education/Credentials
"A" level in History.
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