Maybe you should ask the "Emeritus Professor of History at All Souls College, Oxford" hnt hnt
History Challenge & Journal
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sandman67
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no DM.....good points but you forgot my odd sense of humour....hint hint
Maybe you should ask the "Emeritus Professor of History at All Souls College, Oxford" hnt hnt
Maybe you should ask the "Emeritus Professor of History at All Souls College, Oxford" hnt hnt
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
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sandman67
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looks like its the brick wall on this one
heres the answer
heres the answer
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
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RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
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We may need more clues please?sandman67 wrote:Nice quick brain tickler
What links the following historical topics ?
The Industrial Revolution
Romanticism and Industialisaton
The Domesday Book
The Enclosures Act and its effect on the English Rural Population.
The 1905 Sebastopol Uprising.
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sandman67
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the answer is up there mate.....see that set of videos....thats the answer that is.
they are all topics "discussed" by the History Today spoof program starring Professor F J Lewis, Emetrius Professor of History at All Souls College, Oxford.
recognised widely as one of the funniest UK comedy sketch seres of the 90s.
they are all topics "discussed" by the History Today spoof program starring Professor F J Lewis, Emetrius Professor of History at All Souls College, Oxford.
recognised widely as one of the funniest UK comedy sketch seres of the 90s.
"Science flew men to the moon. Religion flew men into buildings."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
"To sin by silence makes cowards of men."
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Well sandman, very droll humour thee have concerning events of oppression of the masses.sandman67 wrote:Nice quick brain tickler
What links the following historical topics ?
The Industrial Revolution
Romanticism and Industialisaton
The Domesday Book
The Enclosures Act and its effect on the English Rural Population.
The 1905 Sebastopol Uprising.
To me all events were door openers for greater changes in society
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pharvey
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Well, not had one for a little while - who, what, where?
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dtaai-maai
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Looks like Rip Van Winkle to me
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
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sandman67 wrote:Goth mate......chainmail and leather is a good way of catching the foxy Goth chicks down Camden way
wysiwyg (what you see is what you get)
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pharvey
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English, born to a very wealth family 18th century.
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dtaai-maai
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Jeremy Bentham, founder of University College London. This is actually his embalmed body... 
This is the way
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Well done, I hadn't got a clue about this one!
I've just looked it up and apparently the display used to be even more macabre:
I've just looked it up and apparently the display used to be even more macabre:
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pharvey
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Yes, fair shout - you buggers are too difficult to get one past!! Apparently as a condition of leaving his entire estate to the college, was that he attended Board Meetings......... which apparently ''he'' still does!!dtaai-maai wrote:Jeremy Bentham, founder of University College London. This is actually his embalmed body...
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pharvey
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What's this and why is it in the news? Too friggin' easy by far DM!!
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