History

[mrzz]

Thanks for the research, @EquineAnn . I would love to pose as someone who knows Latin, but that is simply not true. One expression here and there and obviously to have a mother tongue that is in fact one of the closest ones to Latin helps (if not the closest).

 

[Horsa]

Thanks for the research, @EquineAnn . I would love to pose as someone who knows Latin, but that is simply not true. One expression here and there and obviously to have a mother tongue that is in fact one of the closest ones to Latin helps (if not the closest).

You're welcome. Me too. I know the odd 1 or 2 words or phrases but that's it. I guess I could cheat & look things up in an antique book I've got but I don't really cheat. Everything I write is from memory unless I say otherwise & 99% of the time I'm as honest as the day is long. The information about your Mother tongue is interesting. Thank you very much for sharing.

 

[Horsa]

Did you know that the 1st bottle made by machine was made at a factory in Castleford in 1890?

 

[Horsa]

Did you know that Henry VIII's 5th wife Catherine Howard started her affair with Thomas Culpepper in Pontefract Castle? They were later found out about & in Henry VIII's characteristic style were beheaded.

 

[Horsa]

Did you know Slazenger was originally set up in Yorkshire by a saddler in 1890 to make footballs? It went on to make & sell more sporting goods. The 1st thing I think of when I think of Slazenger are tennis racquets & balls because when Dad 1st bought tennis racquets to help me along when I 1st learnt to play he bought Slazenger ones & we always got Slazenger tennis balls.

 

[Horsa]

Did you know the 1st secret ballot in British history was for a by-election in Pontefract?

 

[Mastoor]

I've got an interesting fact about British history for you. Who was the only British woman serving officially as a soldier during WW1 and which army did she serve?

 

[britbox]

^ Didn't know but found out on the web. Mmmm, interesting, not a name I'm familiar with. I won't give the answer away.

 

[Horsa]

I've got an interesting fact about British history for you. Who was the only British woman serving officially as a soldier during WW1 and which army did she serve?

I've no idea. Coincidentally, I am reading a book about British Army nurses in the 1st & 2nd world wars at the moment. I'm struggling with it though as it's gory & distressing. I've just read about what happened in Singapore & Tenko. I'm onto their life at sea. I've just read the bit about the destruction of H.M.S. Hood & the sinking of the Bismarck.

 

[Mastoor]

She was Flora Sandes who was first nurse, and then after realising soldiers get better meal portions than nurses she became a soldier and finally an officer in Serbian army.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Sandes

There were many British (mainly Scottish) nurses in Serbian army during WW1, brought there by an Australian doctor whose name I can't recall right now. While I remembered their name I researched and found she was even more deserved for New Zealand where she introduced hygiene in maternity hospitals and among women in general and as a result slashed down mortality rate at birth a lot.

 

[Horsa]

She was Flora Sandes who was first nurse, and then after realising soldiers get better meal portions than nurses she became a soldier and finally an officer in Serbian army.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_Sandes

There were many British (mainly Scottish) nurses in Serbian army during WW1, brought there by an Australian doctor whose name I can't recall right now. While I remembered their name I researched and found she was even more deserved for New Zealand where she introduced hygiene in maternity hospitals and among women in general and as a result slashed down mortality rate at birth a lot.

Thank you very much for your information. You can't blame her especially when you know what those nurses went through at the hands of their countries enemies & all they wanted to do was save lives. The atrocities some of them saw were just as bad as what soldiers saw. I didn't realise until I started reading "Sisters in arms" that they were hit by the enemies other than being bombed but the torture they went through at the hands of the enemies was shocking & some of what their work-mates saw was horrific. It made me feel ill just reading about it.

I didn't know that either. She did for New Zealand what Florence Nightingale did for us, then.

 

[Mastoor]

I didn't know that either. She did for New Zealand what Florence Nightingale did for us, then.

Not Flora Sandes, but the Australian doctor Dr Agnes Bennett who organised Serbian ambulance during WW1. She has a monument in Serbia where they also mention her whenever they commemorate WW1. Funny enough, they don't even mention her in New Zealand where 90% of them wouldn't be even born if was not for her.

 

[Mastoor]

Next question about British history. You probably know how Winston Churchil's mother was known to sleep around. What do you know about speculations who Churchil's biological father was?

 

[Horsa]

Not Flora Sandes, but the Australian doctor Dr Agnes Bennett who organised Serbian ambulance during WW1. She has a monument in Serbia where they also mention her whenever they commemorate WW1. Funny enough, they don't even mention her in New Zealand where 90% of them wouldn't be even born if was not for her.

I got your message but phrased my reply wrong. Sorry. She did a lot for them. I think it's such a lack of gratitude that New Zealand's system doesn't teach the children about someone who has done so much for them.

 

[Horsa]

Next question about British history. You probably know how Winston Churchil's mother was known to sleep around. What do you know about speculations who Churchil's biological father was?

Nothing. I've got a couple of books about him but read them ages ago & forgot. I guess I could cheat & look but I'm honest & work from memory.

 

[Horsa]

@Mastoor Thank you very much. You gave me an idea. I could do history quizzes here until I come up with something or get my longer pieces done.

 

[Horsa]

Quiz ​

I think I've set an easy 1 to start off with. Enjoy & have fun. Please feel free to join in.

1. What did Barnes-Wallace invent?
2. Who is the main character of the film "Reach for the stars"?
3. What date did Britain enter W.W.2?
4. Who declared that Britain was now at war with Germany in 1939?
5. What was Winston Churchill's middle name?
6. What nationality was Frieze-Green?
7. Who designed Edinburgh New Town?
8. What did Charles Rennie McIntosh design & make?
9. Where was Charles Rennie McIntosh from?
10. What was Glasgow famous for?
11. Which famous explorer is America named after?
12. Davy Crockett was a famous:-

(a) Native American
(b) Mountain Man
(c) Cowboy
(d) Homesteader?

13.Who was the Native American chief whose army fought against General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
14. What nationality were the politicians, David Lloyd George, Nye Bevan & Aneurin Bevin?
15. Who brought Protestantism into England?
16. Who brought Protestantism into Scotland?
17. Who was the Aztec emperor at the time when the Conquistadors conquered Mexico?
18. During which century did the French Revolution take place?
19. Who was Asclepios?
20. What animal did the Ancient Egyptians hold sacred?

 

[Horsa]

I got the name of the film slightly wrong for question 2. The real name of the film is reach for the sky.

Quiz ​

I think I've set an easy 1 to start off with. Enjoy & have fun. Please feel free to join in.

1. What did Barnes-Wallace invent?
2. Who is the main character of the film "Reach for the stars"?
3. What date did Britain enter W.W.2?
4. Who declared that Britain was now at war with Germany in 1939?
5. What was Winston Churchill's middle name?
6. What nationality was Frieze-Green?
7. Who designed Edinburgh New Town?
8. What did Charles Rennie McIntosh design & make?
9. Where was Charles Rennie McIntosh from?
10. What was Glasgow famous for?
11. Which famous explorer is America named after?
12. Davy Crockett was a famous:-

(a) Native American
(b) Mountain Man
(c) Cowboy
(d) Homesteader?

13.Who was the Native American chief whose army fought against General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
14. What nationality were the politicians, David Lloyd George, Nye Bevan & Aneurin Bevin?
15. Who brought Protestantism into England?
16. Who brought Protestantism into Scotland?
17. Who was the Aztec emperor at the time when the Conquistadors conquered Mexico?
18. During which century did the French Revolution take place?
19. Who was Asclepios?
20. What animal did the Ancient Egyptians hold sacred?

 

[Mastoor]

Nothing. I've got a couple of books about him but read them ages ago & forgot. I guess I could cheat & look but I'm honest & work from memory.

I've read his memoirs and I've found it amazing that you don't need to read in between the lines to change your view of WW2.

All in all, the story is that they researched the life of Serbian King Milan when they found that the king and Churchil's mother were in the same hotel 9 months before Winston was born and they were intimate with each other. The same people added that she was such a person that it is not certain she didn't have other lovers at around that time.

But check this big round globe:

 

[Mastoor]

Quiz ​

I think I've set an easy 1 to start off with. Enjoy & have fun. Please feel free to join in.

1. What did Barnes-Wallace invent?
2. Who is the main character of the film "Reach for the stars"?
3. What date did Britain enter W.W.2?
4. Who declared that Britain was now at war with Germany in 1939?
5. What was Winston Churchill's middle name?
6. What nationality was Frieze-Green?
7. Who designed Edinburgh New Town?
8. What did Charles Rennie McIntosh design & make?
9. Where was Charles Rennie McIntosh from?
10. What was Glasgow famous for?
11. Which famous explorer is America named after?
12. Davy Crockett was a famous:-

(a) Native American
(b) Mountain Man
(c) Cowboy
(d) Homesteader?

13.Who was the Native American chief whose army fought against General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
14. What nationality were the politicians, David Lloyd George, Nye Bevan & Aneurin Bevin?
15. Who brought Protestantism into England?
16. Who brought Protestantism into Scotland?
17. Who was the Aztec emperor at the time when the Conquistadors conquered Mexico?
18. During which century did the French Revolution take place?
19. Who was Asclepios?
20. What animal did the Ancient Egyptians hold sacred?

I think that I know answers to questions 4, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18 and 20 without googling, but I am looking forward to your answers to all the questions.