Questions tagged [great-britain]
Questions related to the history of the island in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of Europe, which includes England, Scotland and Wales.
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Was British support for the Confederacy paradoxical?
It is well known that not only had Great Britain outlawed slavery but even interfered with ships of foreign powers carrying slaves.
However, there are multiple cases of Britain supporting the South. ...
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Why were medium bombers so low in numbers in Allied air forces?
The medium bombers of WWII are numerous. We could mention for the Americans the B-18, B-23, B-10 to which could be added the famous B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Marauder. In the British air force, they were ...
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Why did the British support Zionism during the mandate period?
The question is inspired by reading The Iron Cage by Rashid Khalidi. While the book provides many interesting insights, its arguments/findings essentially hinge on the claim that the British empire ...
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Which four countries were the Teutonic coalition?
I'm reading the Memoirs of the Second World War and just came across the expression "Teutonic Coalition." Is Sir Winston Churchill referring to the Axis? Who are these members? Here's the ...
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Is the history of relations between Ukraine and Russia similar to what was between Ireland and Uk? [closed]
Ukraine vs Russia:
similar or same language, but cultural distance
national resistance against imperial project, famine
long shared history (neighbors), cultural influence
UK vs Ireland:
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Has a hereditary peer ever been promoted or demoted to a higher or lower rank?
The hereditary peerage of the United Kingdom consists of dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons. The same is more or less true of the peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Great ...
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Did Ramsay Macdonald have a Vietnamese mistress living near Downing Street?
An article from the Guardian
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Ramsay MacDonald allegedly had a long relationship with a Vietnamese woman in a house a short walk from Westminster.
However, I cannot ...
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Which British town or city is recorded in this 1890's YouTube video?
I have came across a YouTube video titled "The 1890's ~ Amazing Rare Footage of Cities Around the World". (2 mins)
Now at 2 mins of this video there is footage of people sitting on a ...
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Did a British civilian row across the channel and shoot 6 Luftwaffe pilots?
As we were studying WWII, our history teacher told us a story that, to me at least, seemed apocryphal. But given that she didn't provide any citations, I was unable to confirm our falsify her story. ...
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When and why did blue become the colour of the British Conservative Party?
In Britain at Elections Conservative Party candidates always wear blue rosettes and Conservative posters usually feature the colour blue, so that even if someone does not stop to read the poster they ...
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How did the United Kingdom government come to be responsible for defence of the Channel Islands?
The government of the United Kingdom is responsible for the defence of, and foreign relations of, the Channel Islands.
How did this arrangement come about?
Was there a specific agreement/decision/...
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What was the pound (unit of weight) initially equal to?
Studying history, you can often come across the old non-metric units of measurement. And while usually by a name of a unit one can understand what was taken as its basis, in the case of the pound, ...
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Which general rebuked the King of England over logistics?
I have a bit of a hunt for anyone with a fair bit of trivia knowledge about letters.
Back in a business class during my undergraduate studies, a professor shared a letter from a general to the King in ...
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Was there a tax in the fifties for British citizens traveling abroad?
I have found a dialog in Roberto Rossellini's 1954 film Journey to Italy where the character played by George Sanders says it's expensive to stay abroad too much. That would seem natural, only the ...
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When dubbing a knight why is the right shoulder dubbed first?
There was a question on a radio quiz this morning asking which shoulder is dubbed first when knighting someone. I was quite surprised that the answer was the right one but can find no explanation as ...
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