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Heroic British Moments
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:03:00 +0800
As readers of popular media may have noticed, theres been a recent trend for lists of historical events: best Briton, worst king etc. Now, a UK newspaper called The Times...
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Warriors Grave Surprises
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:02:00 +0800
An excavation in Britain has discovered the grave of a warrior dating to between 40 and 60 CE, containing artefacts which have never been found on the island before. "What...
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New Insight into Anglo-Saxon England?
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:02:00 +0800
I feel there is some exaggeration going on in this news story, and Im not alone as one of the experts also plays down the use of the word apartheid...
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WW1 Eastern Front Re-enactor Photos
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:18:00 +0800
As is swiftly becoming traditional, Ive come across a page of excellent photographs with no idea who took them, when the event took place or what is really going on....
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Storm Uncovers WW2 Bunkers
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:18:00 +0800
During the Second World War German forces built an estimated 7000 bunkers along the Danish coast in an attempt to repel invasion. Earlier this year, in May 2008, four of...
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Royal Underwear Sells for $9,000
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:16:00 +0800
I really wasnt sure whether to post this, but there is an element of something greater in this: the interest that people still have for royalty. A pair of bloomers,...
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Britains Oldest Joke (Allegedly)
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:51:00 +0800
A survey released this week has apparently found the worlds oldest jokes. I say apparently because the report I read said the survey was done for Britains Dave tv channel,...
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Antonine Wall: World Heritage Site
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:51:00 +0800
Hadrians Wall, a system of Roman fortifications which stretched from one side of Britain to the other, is among that countrys most famous landmarks. It often overshadows another British wall,...
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The Antikythera Mechanism: 2,100 Year Old Astronomical Tool
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:49:00 +0800
Given that I frequently mention stories from around the web that have interested me, it would be remiss of me not to mention something I found fascinating from the About...
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Britains Worst Monarch?
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:12:00 +0800
There has been a trend in European media recently for competitions to find the "best" individual to have come from a nation. Well, someone has begun to do the opposite,...
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