WHICH ENGLISH KING WAS RENOWNED FOR BURNING CAKES.
ALFRED THE GREAT
2006-10-10 04:52:28
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answer #1
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answered by david429835 5
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Define not many ?
WW 2 the British had broken the codes of the Germans and knew that Covenrty was going to be bombed instead of evacuating they decided to allow it say nothing and use the code they had broken for somthing bigger like D day
This may have happened in 9/11 certainly there is historical precedent
Other than that it was conqured in 1066 AD and the population wanted it in order that William of Orange would liberate them from the Catholic Crown they had. So very very little resistance was put up as they wanted a Protestant King not a Catholic .
They went to war after germany violated a treaty with Poland - that was signed a few days before the invasion in order to give ligitamacy to England entering the war.
The Orkney Islands just north of Scotland have structures made of huge slabs of Lime Stone that no one knows how they got there who moved them an estimated 500 miles or so or why on earth those structures were built - These structures pre date the Pyramids of Egypt .
Of course Stone Henge but everyone knows that - I think
Thats all that comes to mind hope it helps
2006-10-10 04:54:30
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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define no longer many ? WW 2 the British had broken the codes of the Germans and knew that Covenrty replaced into going to be bombed quite of evacuating they desperate to permit it say no longer something and use the code they had broken for somthing extra effective like D day this would have befell in 9/11 quite there is historic precedent different than that it replaced into conqured in 1066 advert and the inhabitants needed it basically so William of Orange could unfastened up them from the Catholic Crown they had. So very little or no resistance replaced into positioned up as they needed a Protestant King no longer a Catholic . They went to conflict after germany violated a treaty with Poland - that replaced into signed some days formerly the invasion as a fashion to furnish ligitamacy to England entering the conflict. The Orkney Islands basically north of Scotland have structures made up of huge slabs of Lime Stone that no person is familiar with how they have been given there who moved them an anticipated 500 miles or so or why in the international those structures have been geared up - those structures pre date the Pyramids of Egypt . of direction Stone Henge yet each and every physique is familiar with that - i think of Thats all that includes thoughts desire it facilitates
2016-10-16 01:06:21
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answered by Anonymous
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BIG BEN is the bell not the tower, this is St Stephens Tower, Earl Mountbattan was killed by the secret service here, not the IRA as he was about to disclose his homosexuality, Diana was killed as she was pregnant with a Muslim child, that would not do !, how could the future King be a half brother to a Muslim TT TUT, the Windsors have only been Windosrs for about 50 years, they are actually of Greman descent. George III was an absolute mad man, The Union JACK is only known as this if flown from the jackstaff of a ship not a building, otherwise it its know as the UNION FLAG. The Royal Standard is only ever flown when HM is in residence, NOT the Union Flag. etc etc etc
2006-10-10 11:42:13
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answer #4
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answered by david g 3
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Good or Bad, we have lots, though most is known by the educated.
Good historical facts;
1/ We were invaded twice in 1066, beating the Danes at Stamford Bridge, before marching south to face William of Normandy, and losing. (William of Orange was in the late 17th century)
2/ From an already misanswered question on this site, Great Britain is the mainland of England, Scotland & Wales. The UK is Great Britain plus the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney & Sark), Northern Ireland (aka Ulster), and the Isle of Man.
3/ The Isle of Mans government, the Tynwald, is the oldest continuously sitting democracy in the world.
4/ Britain has been at the forefront of invention since the Industrial Revolution, from inventing steam powered engines, the modern loom, to splitting the atom (Rutherford @ UMIST) and the invention of the computer.
5/The Earl of Sandwich invented the 'butty' when playing cards and feeling hungry, He told his butler to get him some meat and slap it between some bread.
6/The North'South divide of England often referred to dates back to King Alfred in the middle ages, when the North was ruled by Danes and the much smaller south by Saxons.
7/ Until about 30 years ago, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed was at war with Russia, dating back to the Mayor signing the declaration of war for the Crimean conflict, yet being overlooked when the peace treaty was signed.
Bad ones, too.
1/ In Hartlepool they executed a monkey as a French spy in Napoleonic times, because they couldn't understand his accent! We're supposed to be a nation of animal lovers. (Notice how chimp faced, strange talking George W Bush has never been to Hartlepool)
2/ We invented communism, in Rochdale (Mecca of the North), when the workers co-operative was formed. (Personally I don't think this is bad, but so many people are anti-communist it only seemed fair to put it in this list)
3/ We granted the US independence, instead of killing them all and giving the land back to the cultured native Americans.
4/ We sold Israel the 'heavy water' to manufacture its nuclear power and weapons.
5/ We used to kill protestors, just like Tiananmen square, and only 110 years ago, killed many protestors who wanted fair pay and political representation in Peterloo district of Manchester.
6/ Only a small part of London was destroyed by fire in 1666 (I should have liked to see it all go)
7/ Shakespeare was really Christopher Marlowe, and was just as boring anyway.
8/ Despite 'devolution' there are still as many MPs as there were before it happened.
Hope this makes history more fun, and you may like to know (from experience) that teachers only teach the boring stuff, there is a wonderful world of fun and bizarre history for you to explore.
2006-10-10 05:14:07
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answer #5
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answered by SteveUK 5
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Like every other country or nation on this planet it is an invention of our minds kept alive through our conditioned thoughts.
At the moment it is an island, once it wasnt.
From space there are no mind made boundries.
Many people, I guess, know this to be a fact, yet they behave as if it wasnt.
Once the whole world was thought to be flat.
Maybe one day we will live and see our planet as it really is, and not as a shared figment.
2006-10-10 05:09:57
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answer #6
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answered by sotu 3
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There used to be a job that involved collecting sewerage from people's houses. Nothing too unusual in that methinks. However, the householder did not have the right to refuse entry to said person when he decided to come knocking. Unfortunate of you happened to be using the facilities at the time!
2006-10-10 05:36:19
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answer #7
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answered by Christine H 7
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There is a beach in Wales called Whistling sands so named because it whistles when you walk on it,something to do with the shape of the grains.geography not history Im afraid.
2006-10-10 04:55:36
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answer #8
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answered by Julie 5
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Stroud in Gloscestershire was the last town to start using the grenich mean time
2006-10-10 04:56:58
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answer #9
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answered by Ben 3
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England is the most obese country in Europe right now.
2006-10-10 04:54:10
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answer #10
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answered by KathyS 7
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It's not that great any more.
No really, there are so many things. It depends on what you're looking for.
Industry.
Politics.
Royalty.
Inventions????
2006-10-10 04:53:11
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answer #11
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answered by letem haveit 4
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