Q&A

How old is the pencil? © Getty Images

How old is the pencil?

Who invented the bra? © Getty Images

Who invented the bra?

Why do we say ‘lock, stock and barrel’? © Getty Images

Why do we say ‘lock, stock and barrel’?

When were the terms ‘World War I’ and ‘World War II’ coined? © Getty Images

When were the terms ‘World War I’ and ‘World War II’ coined?

Did people take drugs in Tudor times? © Getty Images

Did people take drugs in Tudor times?

What were the signals in fan language? © Getty Images

What were the signals in fan language?

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588 © Getty

How much did Elizabeth I spend on her dresses?

How did William the Conqueror mark Christmas? (public domain)

How did William the Conqueror mark Christmas?

An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1590. © Getty

Tudors Q&A: Jessie Childs

Who voiced the original speaking clock? © Getty Images

Who voiced the original speaking clock?

Why is Hartlepool Football Club called the ‘monkey hangers’? © Wikimedia Commons

Why is Hartlepool Football Club called the ‘monkey hangers’?

Which mouldy fruit saved lives during D-Day? © Getty Images

Which mouldy fruit saved lives during D-Day?

Has the British weather always been bad? © Getty Images

General history

Has the British weather always been bad?

When was the worst time to live in Britain? © Getty Images

When was the worst time to live in Britain?

Have the British always been heavy drinkers? © Wikimedia Commons

General history

Have the British always been heavy drinkers?