Q&A

When did we start calling it the medieval era? © Getty Images

When did we start calling it the medieval era?

When was the first game of football? © Getty Images

When was the first game of football?

What happened to Harold Godwinson’s children after the Battle of Hastings? © Getty Images

What happened to Harold Godwinson’s children after the Battle of Hastings?

Why does Britain have so many accents? © Getty Images

Why does Britain have so many accents?

Where does the word 'shampoo' come from? © Getty Images

Where does the word ‘shampoo’ come from?

Who should we blame for Hawaiian shirts? © Getty Images

Who should we blame for Hawaiian shirts?

Where does the word ‘honeymoon’ come from? © Getty Images

Where does the word ‘honeymoon’ come from?

How many people have died because of the curse of Tutankhamun?

How many people have died because of the curse of Tutankhamun?

Holiday-goers in the 1920s enjoy some fun in the sun during a holiday from work at Southend ©Getty

When did Brits first get holiday leave?

Why are people of noble birth said to be ‘blue blooded’? © Getty Images

Why are people of noble birth said to be ‘blue blooded’?

Why do Victorians look so miserable in photographs?

Why do Victorians look so miserable in photographs?

What happened to Einstein's brain?

What happened to Einstein’s brain?

How much do you know about Saint Patrick? © Getty Images

How much do you know about Saint Patrick?

Why is the leek associated with Wales? © Getty Images

Why is the leek associated with Wales?