British History Quiz

Nick22 · **Reply #240 on:** December 08, 2005, 10:25:57 AM

Yep, Your turn Stitch...

Malte279 · **Reply #241 on:** December 25, 2005, 06:54:41 PM

Your turn Stitch

Stitch · **Reply #242 on:** December 31, 2005, 01:24:27 AM

Can someone take this? I can't think of any good questions right now.

Malte279 · **Reply #243 on:** December 31, 2005, 07:13:06 AM

Okay.
Which was the last battle to be fought on British soil (note that this means only battles fought on the Island itself and excludes 20th century airbattles)?

Nick22 · **Reply #244 on:** December 31, 2005, 03:54:55 PM

The battle of Hastings?

Malte279 · **Reply #245 on:** January 01, 2006, 10:46:56 AM

Back in 1066? Come on, blood has been spoiled like rain on English soil for many more centuries. You answered an earlier British history question about the bloodiest battle ever on British soil, the battle of Towton in 1461 and that was by no means the last one.

Malte279 · **Reply #246 on:** January 05, 2006, 05:55:20 AM

Come on "last battle British soil" at google will do the job.

Nick22 · **Reply #247 on:** January 05, 2006, 05:53:52 PM

My Bad, that was the last battle by an invading force... ok I'll go look it up...

Malte279 · **Reply #248 on:** January 08, 2006, 01:31:20 PM

Found anything yet?

Malte279 · **Reply #249 on:** January 12, 2006, 07:17:18 PM

Did you?

Nick22 · **Reply #250 on:** January 16, 2006, 04:43:33 PM

The battle of Culloden(sp?) in 1746...

Malte279 · **Reply #251 on:** January 16, 2006, 06:18:19 PM

The very same. Your turn Nick.

Nick22 · **Reply #252 on:** January 16, 2006, 09:43:54 PM

Who was the last woman Prime Minister before Margeraet Thatcher?

Malte279 · **Reply #253 on:** January 17, 2006, 02:37:44 AM

James Callaghan.

By the way, I suggest that we expand the "British" history to include Scotland and Ireland as well, even if no Englishmen were directly involved in some events of Scotish or Irish history.

Nick22 · **Reply #254 on:** January 21, 2006, 12:49:48 AM

callagan was the prime minster before thatcher, but whpo was the last previous FEMALe minister/ Or was Thatcher the first female PM?
as to your suggestion, Malte I think that is a good idea,

Malte279 · **Reply #255 on:** January 21, 2006, 05:51:46 AM

Sorry, I missed the word. So far Margeret Thatcher is the only female British prime minister ever.

Nick22 · **Reply #256 on:** January 21, 2006, 07:38:36 PM

I see.. thought there was one before her anyway its your turn Malte.

Malte279 · **Reply #257 on:** January 22, 2006, 03:35:12 AM

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thought there was one before her

At least not according to the
list of British prime ministers I looked up.
Winston Churchill:

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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Who were the few Churchill refered to?

Nick22 · **Reply #258 on:** January 24, 2006, 09:51:19 AM

He was refering to 'armada' that was whipped together at Dunkirk, which allowed the British to evacuate hundreds of thouusands of troops tto England. Germany had encircled the British forces, and could have inflicted a crippling blow to the british army. However, the Germans delayed their advance, which allowed the haphazard evacuation.

Malte279 · **Reply #259 on:** January 24, 2006, 10:18:11 AM

No, he wasn't.
Actually I think those people who evacuated the British and parts of the French Army would have deserved that praise. Maybe they weren't "few" enough. I don't mean to deprive the "few" of any of their well deserved credit, but sometimes I think that Churchill and many others overlook in their praise the all too unsung job of many people who are rarely given credit for actually enabling "the few" to do their job.
So who were the few Churchill was refering to?