2007-01-24 13:49:24 · 7 answers · asked by rat_leg danny 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
In the Tower of London, they have someone who looks after the crows and makes sure they are always there, if none our there it will be a bad day for England.
Henry VIII was also known as King of France, just to annoy the French!
the star-spangled banner was composed by an Englishman!
you have to own a license to have a TV
Our national athem has about 10 different versions - depending on monarchs sex, what the writer is thinking - and one goes on about killing Scotsmen
'Bring in the toil and brush, rebiolous Scots to crush, God save the Queen!'
There are over 30,000 John Smiths in Britain!!!
In the great fire of London only 6 people were killed, even though it destroyed almost all of the city.
We drink more tea than any nation in the world.
we used to own 33% of the world!
In the 19th century, the British Navy attempted to dispel the superstition that Friday was an unlucky day to embark on a ship. The Keel of a new ship was laid on a Friday, she was named HMS Friday, commanded by a Captain Friday, and finally went to sea on a Friday. Neither the ship nor her crew were ever heard of again.
what you call Pants, we call trousers!
There Biscuits, not cookies!
Crisps not chips!
erm.......and Pub's not bar's!
2007-01-24 21:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by Matt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's one for you
In the royal court they have seven (I believe it's 7) ravens that just 'hang out' Legend is, if they fly away, the monarchy will end. They live outside and walk around on the grass that just has a chain link rope around it with signs to the visitors to keep off the grass. They monarchy has their wings clipped just in case!
2007-01-25 04:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by bluefish787 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ian... You need to reread the history books again. You didn't leave us behind by choice, America threw you out. So be nice. Not all American are as obnoxious as some of the asses on this site. Some of us are real sweethearts. :)
2007-01-25 20:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by Bookworm4124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were sensible enough to get rid of America as a colony, judging by the ridiculous, narrow-minded, 'America is the greatest' rubbish, I read on here, we left all the prats behind as we sailed away!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-25 15:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by Ian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the entire UK (england, scotland, ireland, etc) is roughly the size of Oregon. That's it
2007-01-24 21:58:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it got invaded a ton of times, by the Anglo-Saxons, the Normans, the Romans, etc.
2007-01-24 22:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by Cris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What exactly are you looking for? The history of their monarchs is pretty interesting.
2007-01-24 21:53:52 · answer #7 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋