British History Quiz

Nick22 · **Reply #300 on:** April 06, 2006, 11:03:52 AM

Is one of them Shakespeare?

Malte279 · **Reply #301 on:** April 06, 2006, 12:21:31 PM

Nope.

Nick22 · **Reply #302 on:** April 06, 2006, 05:02:38 PM

Ok... had to take a stab there

Malte279 · **Reply #303 on:** November 20, 2006, 05:32:35 PM

This one isn't ever going to be answered, so I put up a new one.
From which famous document is the following quote (and what was that document all about):

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It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom – for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.

Nick22 · **Reply #304 on:** November 28, 2006, 12:39:54 PM

Is that from the Declaration of Independence?

Malte279 · **Reply #305 on:** November 28, 2006, 01:13:54 PM

Which Declaration of Independence?

Nick22 · **Reply #306 on:** November 28, 2006, 01:30:43 PM

The US Declaration of Independence?

Malte279 · **Reply #307 on:** November 28, 2006, 01:48:49 PM

The United States were neither the only nor the first to issue a Declaration of Independence. The recipient of the Declaration in question was the same however. Which Declaration am I talking of?

Nick22 · **Reply #308 on:** November 28, 2006, 01:50:39 PM

The King of England... I'm guessing this was the declaration of inbdepence by Scotland..

Malte279 · **Reply #309 on:** November 28, 2006, 01:59:40 PM

What was the name of that Declaration (you are perfectly on the right track, but the Declaration is not known as the "Scotish Declaration of Independence").

Nick22 · **Reply #310 on:** November 28, 2006, 02:19:38 PM

It can't be the Magna Carta, can it?

Malte279 · **Reply #311 on:** November 28, 2006, 02:47:36 PM

Definitely not.

Nick22 · **Reply #312 on:** November 28, 2006, 02:55:24 PM

sorry, that name popped into my head...

Nick22 · **Reply #313 on:** November 29, 2006, 01:23:07 PM

Declaration of Arbroath?(sp)

Malte279 · **Reply #314 on:** November 29, 2006, 02:10:35 PM

Correct (answer and spelling

). The Declaration of Arbroath (issued in 1320) is the oldest known "Declaration of Independence". Though it was issued after the death of Willam Wallace some slightly altered rhetoric from the declaration was used in the movie Braveheart (while the movie is nice to watch I suppose it would be a lot better if they had stuck a bit closer to the historical facts. They actually made some understatements where the historical truth is more spectacular than what they told in that movie. Considering the opening words of the movie (something along the lines that historians in England would call the narrator a lier, but history is written by those who hung its heroes) they would have done better to care a little more about historical correctness...

I'm sorry, I'm lecturing.

Your turn Nick.

Nick22 · **Reply #315 on:** November 29, 2006, 02:15:28 PM

It's fun to nitpick historical movies

Anyway...who will be the next PM of England?

Malte279 · **Reply #316 on:** November 29, 2006, 05:35:27 PM

Tony Blair, who doesn't want to finish his third term in office appointed Gordon Brown as his sucessor.

Nick22 · **Reply #317 on:** November 29, 2006, 05:39:59 PM

Yep.. he wouldn't have won a 4th term anyway, not with Iraq being what it is.. your turn Malte..

Malte279 · **Reply #318 on:** November 29, 2006, 06:47:41 PM

What was the name of the first English colony in America and who lead the expedition to found that colony?

Nick22 · **Reply #319 on:** November 29, 2006, 06:54:17 PM

Roanake, and it was lead by sir Walter Raliegh..