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valley of the kings
why did they stop building pyramids?
Amun-Ra
18/07/08
17:04
7 answers (last answered: 19/07/08 15:38)
Anyone know of any sites about what Victorian/Edwardian hotels were like in terms of running/admin?
Having trouble finding all my searches just bring up modern hotels, but would they have changed all that much in 100 years or do you think that hotel jobs and admin are the same now as then.
Annanan
18/07/08
09:44
5 answers (last answered: 18/07/08 21:42)
Italian air raids
An elderly nieghbour told me that the Italian Air Force caaried out a bombing raid on Britain during the Second World War. Apparantly they took quite a mauling. I am unable to find any info on this. My nieghbou... [more]
kilkenny
17/07/08
13:09
2 answers (last answered: 21/07/08 23:22)
The Life Guards
Was harewood barracks in herford westfalia west germany occupied by the Life Guards or The Royal Horse Guards in the 1960s
gulliver1
16/07/08
19:10
2 answers (last answered: 18/07/08 16:59)
where is van dieman's land?
where is van dieman's land? have just found reference to this place on the 1881 census for a relative linign in Worcestershire ..... but where is/was it?
echokilo
16/07/08
16:02
9 answers (last answered: 16/07/08 23:04)
Vicar General's Marriage licence Allegations
I have requested a microfilm from the Family Search on the above subject but it seems to be taking a long time to come. Is there another place I could gain access. I know exactly the date to search but wish to fin... [more]
Trevbet
16/07/08
14:39
1 answer (last answered: 21/07/08 23:47)
the julian calander
what is the golden month
anthony123
16/07/08
08:56
1 answer (last answered: 16/07/08 10:32)
treaty
treaty of versailles
bell0801
16/07/08
02:10
2 answers (last answered: 16/07/08 14:37)
what is the treaty of versailles?
what is the treaty of versailles
bell0801
16/07/08
01:58
5 answers (last answered: 18/07/08 01:56)
Can I find out 4 what action my Dad was awarded a bronze oakleaf?
My Dad was a career soldier in the British Army & was awarded a bronze oakleaf for something presumably brave that he did in the Malayan Insurgency in the early 1950s. He never disclosed why he received it & I wonde... [more]
MarzipanQ
15/07/08
23:22
4 answers (last answered: 16/07/08 15:09)
Mistress and Missis
When did the term Mistress ( for a married or mature lady) cease to be used and the term Missis start? and why?
mata hati
15/07/08
16:44
6 answers (last answered: 21/07/08 11:13)
1974 County Boundries Act
What county was Rhondda Cynon, Taff in prior to 1974 and the $hitty 1974 County Boundries Act?
Lynn_M
15/07/08
15:52
4 answers (last answered: 15/07/08 20:11)
buttoning up
why do men's clothes have buttons on the right and women's have them on the left?
riccardking
14/07/08
20:22
4 answers (last answered: 15/07/08 16:23)
Iceball
It is called Iceball in Denmark. what is it called elsewhere?
Ritzy91
13/07/08
16:06
4 answers (last answered: 15/07/08 12:30)
Naval pay in Nelson's time
I am enjoying the Kydd series of books by Julian Stockwin about life in the navy late C18 early C19 but I was wondering how and when the sailors got paid; and how everyone manged without banks? Also how and when pri... [more]
ndofu
13/07/08
14:59
8 answers (last answered: 18/07/08 21:26)
mos 6d
6d liveliness or vigour 4 letters -R-O sorry about this last one
flyby
13/07/08
11:07
3 answers (last answered: 13/07/08 11:16)
Stafford Gaol
Does anyone know if any of the buildings of Stafford Gaol still exist? I am especially interested in the Chapel and burial ground as an ancestor committed suicide there in 1884 .... would have have been buried at th... [more]
echokilo
13/07/08
07:48
4 answers (last answered: 13/07/08 18:19)
origin of the script SANSKRIT
i want to know what exactly is the origin of the language SANSKRIT. How did other languages came out with time
uday2104
12/07/08
17:05
1 answer (last answered: 12/07/08 17:06)
height growth
Can I still keep growing if i start weight lifting (dumbbell about twice a week and bench press only about once in a week or once in 2 weeks)? What can i eat and do to increase height as much as possible? (apart ... [more]
skinnyg
10/07/08
22:12
5 answers (last answered: 12/07/08 10:04)
WW2 Fuel Supplies
I am reading a book called Bomber Boys which tells Bomber Commands story. when you read that towards the end or the war some 850 aircraft bombed Germany on a nightly basis that was one heck of a lot of fuel per mont... [more]
pelowskicoli
10/07/08
15:47
8 answers (last answered: 17/07/08 17:35)
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