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Who was the real Saint Valentine? © Getty Images
General history

Who was the real Saint Valentine?

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Victorians

When did people start drinking gin and tonic?

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Why is Friday 13th considered unlucky? © Getty Images
Medieval

Why is Friday 13th considered unlucky?

When was England last successfully invaded by a foreign power? © National Trust
Stuarts

When was England last successfully invaded by a foreign power?

Did English pirates really talk with a West Country accent? © Wikimedia
General history

Did English pirates really talk with a West Country accent?

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Modern

Did the original Coca-Cola drink really contain cocaine?

Was there really a 'Great Flood'? © Wikimedia Commons
Q&A

Was there really a ‘Great Flood’?

Did pirates really live on the island of Tortuga? © Wikimedia Commons
Medieval

Did pirates really live on the island of Tortuga?

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How many Cleopatras ruled Ancient Egypt? © Wikimedia Commons
Ancient Egypt

How many Cleopatras ruled Ancient Egypt?

Why do we say "send someone to Coventry"? © Getty Images
Stuarts

Why do we say “send someone to Coventry”?

Who were Einstein's scientific heroes? © Wikimedia Commons
Modern

Who were Einstein’s scientific heroes?

What was the last battle on English soil? © Wikimedia Commons
World War II

What was the last battle on English soil?

Why we drive on the wrong side of the road © AP
Modern

Why we drive on the wrong side of the road

How big was Henry VIII's codpiece? © Wikimedia Commons
Tudors

How big was Henry VIII’s codpiece?