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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
What did Elizabeth I think of her mother Anne Boleyn (who had been executed)?
Famously, Elizabeth I was the daughter of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, for whom he broke from Rome and created the Church of England, in order to marry her. However…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Investors guide to Brexit and the Travel Industry
We got a profits warning today from Thomas Cook - and they blamed the summer heatwave for their travails rather than Brexit. More and more people leave it to the last minute to…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
It looks like it is going to be a No Deal Brexit
The EU have just come out of their summit rejecting the "Chequers" plan that Theresa May had put forward. They are still demanding that NI stay in the EU (effectively annexing…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
The risky business of making predictions in the late medieval world
In the late medieval world, a new "science" appeared - astrology, which at the time was done concurrently with astronomy. During this period telescopes are getting more powerful…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
The 1100 year anniversary of Aethelflaed, the woman who rebuilt England
This year is the 1100th anniversary of the death of Aethelflaed, the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great King of Wessex, and the woman who defeated the Vikings. Her name meant…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
How did knowledge of the Ancient Egyptian language disappear?
Languages usually hang around in some form or other for a long time. For example French, Italian and Spanish are clearly descendants from Vulgar Latin (street Latin), and they…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Ancient Egyptian style still survives in modern Africa
Take a look at the following painting from the tomb of Ipuy, the royal sculptor who served King Ramesses II around 1250 B.C. Look at the collar necklaces they are wearing.…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Will Northern Ireland join the Irish Republic to make a United Ireland?
There has been a lot of excited talk lately about how Northern Ireland is "certain" to unite with the Republic of Ireland. How likely is this? When the Irish Republic became…
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alyssas (60)in #bust • 6 years ago
Brazil is pretty pleased with the Trump Presidency
Ever snce China put tariffs on American soybeans, Brazil has been extremely cheerful. They're selling their soy to the Chinese at a 20% premium over the price they normally sell…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
How to get some free money
Byteball is doing an airdrop to steemit users. Here is a guide to how to claim your free money: First, the airdrop is only to those who created their steemit account on July…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Do humans create deserts?
When people think of deserts they think of natural deserts like the Sahara, which have been created by hot dry winds sucking out all the water from the land, making it impossible…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
The deal the UK made with the United States after the war of independence
As the Brexit negotiations grind on, you frequently hear apologists for the EU claim that the EU has to be intransigent and "punish" the UK for leaving, to deter other…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Can humans create rain?
After a couple of months of heatwave in the northern hemisphere, people can be forgiven if their thoughts turn to rainmaking. Forget the old rain dances, is there a scientific…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Why is rice grown in flooded fields
Rice is a grass, much like wheat and barley. So why is it grown in flooded fields (known as paddy fields)? Based on carbon dating of grains and the soil the grain was found…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Did Judaism develop from Atenism?
The ancient Egyptians had always worshiped the Aten (the Sun God), as one of the many gods in their pantheon. But towards the end of the 18th dynasty, in about 1351 BC, a…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
What should you stockpile for Brexit?
Brexit has turned the UK into a nation of preppers. All the newspapers are writing "what you should stockpile" articles, so I thought I'd do one of my own. The first thing…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Britain's previous Brexits - Part II
Britain has been Brexiting on and off for centuries - from time to time we recoil from the Continent and sever ties. For Part I see Napoleonic Wars After the French…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Britain keeps Brexiting - a look at all the times Britain rejected the continent in the past - Part I
The way some commentators are carrying on you would think Brexit was an unusual business. But actually rejection of continental Europe is a recurring motif in British history.…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
Where does the word "Tory" come from?
The Tory party is one of the oldest political parties in the world, dating back to the 1670's. After the restoration of Charles II, Members of Parliament began to naturally…
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alyssas (60)in #busy • 6 years ago
The Green and Pleasant Land gets Scorched
The Met Office released the following satellite photos of Britain: On the left is how Britain looked like in May. On the right is how Britain looked like in July, after a…
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