Vyner [Viner], Sir Thomas, first baronet (1588-1665), goldsmith and banker, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/lotw/2007-05-11...
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May 11, 2007 4:09 am
** High Priority ** Yes! But I am mystified by what this Hearts of Oak website says about the Union Flag - it says it was designed to be used at sea - yet the...
I gather the Navy in SP's time flew these:? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George's_Cross http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-ensig.html Terry F...
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May 11, 2007 3:03 am
** High Priority ** I have done now! (the University which is co-ordinating the celebrations). Will let you know if they reply. The English and Scottish Union...
Of course, Australian Susan, another possibility is that, because the replica ships were sailing long after 1707, they had to have flags required by the law of...
** High Priority ** Wonderful site, Terry! Spent ages looking at everything - only one quibble - the ships are flying the wrong flag! The Union Flag showing...
See the info boxes below the photo to the right of this article and click on JAMESTOWN 400 to see other stories, multimedia about 17th century English ...
Includes an extensive section on Blake and The First Anglo-Dutch War, 1652–1654 http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/dnb/2582.html Available through their...
Hi all, To keep you updated... the Met Office have confirmed that this data is copyright-free, because it's so old, so I hope to include the monthly...
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May 1, 2007 1:50 am
** High Priority ** Thanks for drawing my attention to this - wonderful site! Susan Thomas for Emphron Informatics Pty. Ltd. (07) 3378 7344 0411 094 688 ... ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/timelines/british/index.shtml I'm not sure if the rest of our BBC-obsessive Anglophiles (like me) have come across...
Hi, ... I'm a bit confused by this, but I probably didn't help matters by not realising the daily data wasn't available until 1772. So I've tried again, this...
The Central England Temperature data (CET) - as monthly mean - are available here, dating from 1659: http://hadobs.metoffice.com/hadcet/cetml1659on.dat From a...
YOUR LIFE Posted on Fri, Apr. 13, 2007 Stinging nettles have many uses "The English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote, "Long live the weeds." You'd think as a...
Michael, Nice review of what seems to be a neat book -- another for Additional Reading? The mere mention of fennel made my mouth water for certain Italian...
Food in Early Modern England Joan Thirsk Continuum, 396pp, £30, ISBN 9781852855383 John Evelyn would find our agonies about food all too familiar. He was ...
Nice find Terry. I've emailed the Met Office to see if I can get hold of the data and permission to include it on the site. In time I'd like to add historical...
Folks, Someone in this group who is connected to an academic or other research institution in the UK has the best chance at clearance to access the Dataset:...
Monday, 5 March (This day will be always remembered, as the day when books were assassinated by the forces of darkness, hatred and fanaticism.) The beginning...
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Apr 7, 2007 6:34 am
** High Priority ** Fascinating - I especially liked the definition of decision. Never heard of him before - a great find! Thanks! Australian Susan Susan...
Hard Wordes in Plaine English By Scott McLemee Longtime readers of Intellectual Affairs may recall that this column occasionally indulges in reference-book...
Christopher Hart OFFAL & ORDURE Hubbub: Filth, Noise and Stench in England, 1600-1770 By Emily Cockayne (Yale University Press 355pp £25) This book inhabits a...
