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British History/Expert Profile
Expertise
I have a good basic knowledge of British history, but my speciality is the Kings and Queens of England and Scotland from 927 AD.
Experience in the area
No professional experience, but a lifelong interest and access to a variety of sources of information.
What do you like about this subject?
History is the most interesting subject anyone can study as simple as that. We are surrounded by it everywhere, it is part of our lives and should be cherished.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
You never stop learning, hopefully the questions I receive will further my knowledge.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
There are two sides to every story. It is possible that any historical event can be viewed in entirely opposing perspectives and yet both viewpoints can have a basis in fact, ie the IRA - freedom fighters or terrorists ?
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Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| carol | 11/14/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | many thanks Mark, my pal said he ..... |
| beauregard | 11/13/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| GERRY | 10/30/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Many thanks Mark! The journey time is ..... |
| Phlox | 10/30/09 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | thank you very much. the only reason ..... |
| Laura | 10/15/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thank you so much I appreciate your ..... |
Recent Answers from Mark Smith
2009-11-14 history of development of the english language.:
Hello Farton In the 1980s the dialect of English spoken in the south-east of England, known as Estuary English, became regarded as the "true" English dialect. It's not officially accepted as such, but
2009-11-13 family tree:
Hello Carol. I've never heard of any family connection between Queen Victoria and Alexander Fleming. It's feasible that if you could trace both their family trees back far enough you would find a link
2009-11-09 Glorious Revolutoin:
Hello Jon. There's certainly some truth in your friend's theory. William had spent almost his entire reign as Stadtholder of the Netherlands at war with France, if he was King of England he would have
2009-11-07 Winston Churchill:
Hello Sunny. Do you mean his ranks in the Army and his jobs in government ? He joined the 4th Hussars as a 2nd Lt in 1895 and served in India, the Sudan and South Africa. He transferred to the South
2009-10-29 train journey times London/Stafford 1856:
Hello Gerry. I can't be precise as I've been unable to find a timetable from 1856, but the mail train from London to Stafford took 5 hours in 1852, down to 4 hrs 15 mins in 1862. So you could say around
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