British History

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2012-02-09 European History - Russian Revolution: Black Army:

Hi Margot - well what a great and if I may be so bold - an unusual question.  Are you looking at work on a project of family history etc?  During the post war period I think the civil war could more aptly

2012-02-09 British History - Signet Ring James 1st England:

Hello James.  I can only guess at this, but the ring does not look very old, certainly not from the reign of King James I 1603-25. Also Aaron was a name rarely used back then and it was unheard of for

2012-02-04 British History - questions about queen Elizabeth the first:

Hello Jacy.  One of the reasons she thought fondly of her father is that she never really knew her mother. Young Royal children in Tudor times were brought up away from their parents and only saw them

2012-02-03 British History - queen elizabeth the first:

Hello Jacy,    1.  That's a tricky question, but be careful:  Elizabeth's father was Henry VIII, not Henry VI.  Additionally, Elizabeth was less than 3 years old when her mother was executed, so it would

2012-01-15 British History - Strange dream referencing British history:

Hi Julian    This is a very interesting question and I have spent the last 2 days looking into it. However I can find no record of any East Indian travelling to England before the 16th century and, even