#British

I stopped on my run this morning to admire one of my favourite buildings, the Egyptian House in Hertford. But why is it here? What links Napoleon, the British Empire
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On the night of 22 Oct, 1944, Operation Pegasus I was put into action. This was an evacuation of mostly British Airborne troops from the German held territory north of
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Mention the name Benedict Arnold and one word comes to mind:TraitorBenedict Arnold is a man who betrayed his country, secretly plotting with British generals to surrender West Point. Ultimately his
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1 of 18:The #WWII #Canadian Loan ProgramAn Operation Market Garden thread in 22 Tweets. #OMG 2 of 18:Many people know about the #American and #British forces committed to Operation Market
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A Thread:The ignorance and insensitivity shown by Laura Whitmore in those posts is horrible but not new. We all know it's indicative of a lack of understanding that so many
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And Robert Dziekanski's murder by RCMP would never have been known except for the young man Paul Pritchard's video.RCMP initially took possession of the memory card containing the video as
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OK Twitter. We did political films, and you were unhappy with the result (In The Loop).So, what is the greatest political TV show?Yes Minister, The Thick of It, West Wing,
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A very important confession on Small_Pox by a British physician JZ Holwell (FRS) about how Brahmins went from village to village to inoculate against Small_Pox & hardly One in Million
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1/ In a brief return to British policy (thanks to @CentreforCities , @Paul_Swinney, @MagriniElena ), I have a new report out today on patterns of unsecured household debt and some
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This is great! @EmmaKennedy Someone on Quora asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote this magnificent response.
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So, as Dominic Cummings helps mastermind the British government’s response to COVID-19 - most deaths in Europe & counting - the Met police drops investigation into offences that put him
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After the War, Smythe (along with many other Servicemen, including Trinidadian Ulric Cross) were consulted by Whitehall over whether West Indian workers who returned to their homes should be allowed
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Even at university this isnt always told. My first year history module on British economics from industrial revolution to Thatcher we spent 3 lectures on the industrial revolution. One 2
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"Old Day Midnight Riders; The Punisher"What does the famous 'Midnight Rides' of Gen. George Washington & Paul Revere have in common?PAIN ENSUED. NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT IS COMING.NOTHING.WWG1WGA!!! “The Constitution
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Right, been thinking about the Mazepin kneeling situation and think it calls for a thread. Please read to the end. As anyone who is aware of Russian history knows, May
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Nothing ‘good intentioned’ about police officers over extending their authority during a pandemic. And we former colonials know well the authoritarian horrors than can be papered over by describing the
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