Five questions about British castles – Quick Quiz
British castles are bursting at the seams with intriguing stories. (Perhaps that’s why so many of their walls have come down!) Here’s a Quick Quiz about five of them.
Hire car horror
Booking travel arrangements over the Web has become such a commonplace matter, it’s easy to forget that things can sometimes go wrong. Badly wrong.
Five questions about rude place names – Quick Quiz
Take our quick quiz about place names and see if your knowledge of British geography is in rude health!
The joy of Internet delivery
Internet delivery services are a varied bunch. Some of them are great, some of them not so great … and then there’s Amazon Logistics.
Privileged information reveals expats were asked to be spies
“Interviewees’ testimonies bring historical interpretations to life. Recorded life stories are intensely private, often funny, and occasionally heartbreaking. Many of the English-born immigrant interviewees with whom we spent time talked frankly about their fears, expectations, and family separation anxieties.” Author Murray Watson looks at some of the rich data—and some of the surprises!—that social historians can unearth when they ask people to tell their own story.
Five questions about Edwardian farming – Quick Quiz
How much do you know about farming in Edwardian Britain – the last generation of farmers before the tractors came? Maybe not much, but why not have a go at our quick quiz and find out? It’s a fascinating subject!