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What name was given to both of the Acts that united the parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707, and those........

posted 14 hours ago by Sidharth Malhotra

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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836 - 1917) was the first woman in Britain to be elected to a school board, the first......

posted Nov 22 by Rajni

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Britain's largest suspension bridge crosses which river?

posted Oct 14 by Saif Khanam

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When was imprisonment with hard labour introduced into law in Britain?

posted Oct 7 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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What was the result of the 1688 "Glorious Revolution" in Britain?

posted Jan 23, 2023 by Varuna Magar

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The last beheading after death carried out in Britain (which was part of the penalty of "hanging, drawing and...........

posted Aug 25, 2022 by Prithvi

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Which is the largest of Britain's Channel Islands?

posted Jan 25, 2022 by Dilbagh

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What innovation was introduced to Britain by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger in 1798?

posted Jan 17, 2022 by Varuna Magar

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In the middle ages, what were built in Canterbury, York, Lincoln, Salisbury, Lichfield and Winchester?

posted Jan 11, 2022 by Samardeep Acharya

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Who opened the restaurants called Pétrus and Amaryllis in Britain?

posted Oct 1, 2021 by Varuna Magar

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Until Tony Blair, which of Britain's Labour Prime Ministers was in office for the longest overall time?

posted Aug 30, 2021 by Akriti

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Under what name(s) did Britain's military air forces fly in World War I?

posted Aug 3, 2021 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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In 1952 Britain tested its first atomic weapon. Where was this done?

posted Jul 27, 2021 by Vishal

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During World War II, what was the name given to deliberately created simulations of burning towns?

posted Jul 19, 2021 by Sidharth Malhotra

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Which is a stretch of water between Wales and Devon on the West coast of Britain?

posted Jun 14, 2021 by Madhavi Latha

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According to Britain's Sea Fish Industry Authority, what is the name for a young pilchard?

posted Feb 23, 2021 by Mridul

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Which of Britain's Labour Prime Ministers was in office for the shortest continuous period?

posted Jan 4, 2021 by Deepak Chitragar

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Until Tony Blair's prime ministership, which of Britain's Labour Prime Ministers was in office for the longest..........

posted Dec 4, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh

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What 1850 agreement between the USA and Britain resulted eventually in the British Mosquito (or Miskito) Coast..........

posted Oct 6, 2020 by Parampreet Kaur

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What sport has been contested annually in Britain since 1715 in the race called "Doggett's Coat and Badge"?

posted Oct 3, 2020 by Maninder Bath

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When did the first planes fly in a military offensive for Britain, for an organised body?

posted Aug 31, 2020 by Dilbagh

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What was a name given to Britain's first operational nuclear weapon?

posted Aug 22, 2020 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Which historical period in Britain is most recent?

posted Jun 24, 2020 by Rahul Vaidya

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posted Jun 23, 2020 by Aman

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In Anglo Saxon Britain, what word described a magistrate and the regional representative of the king?

posted Mar 25, 2020 by Atif

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Which wars, from 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860, were due to Britain smuggling goods from India into China?

posted Dec 2, 2019 by Rajni

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In Britain, the political party called Whigs were an early version of what party?

posted Nov 14, 2019 by Rajni

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In Britain, what was the name given to the M4 Medium Tank that was produced by the US from World War II until...........

posted Oct 15, 2019 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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In 1898, an agreement was made between Britain and China for a 99 year lease for part of which colony?

posted Oct 3, 2019 by Simranjeet Singh

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What was the last foreign invasion of Britain?

posted Aug 12, 2019 by Sandeep Bedi

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Which of Britain's Labour Prime Ministers was in office for the longest continuous term and the longest time overall?

posted Jul 5, 2019 by Rahul Vaidya

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In 1999, who became Britain's first undisputed boxing heavyweight world champion?

posted Jun 18, 2019 by Balwinder

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When did the British women got their voting rights?

posted May 8, 2019 by anonymous

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Why did Britain and the Netherlands carry out the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816?

posted Mar 27, 2019 by Deepak Chitragar

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Where in Britain is "The Millennium Stadium"?

posted Jan 14, 2019 by Vishal

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What electricity voltage is provided as mains power in Britain?

posted Dec 8, 2018 by Basabdatta Mukherjee