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How did Spanish Flu get its name? When did our ancestors start using toilet paper? Why did the famous Crystal Palace burn down? And where was the WW1 Armistice signed? Here, your most burning questions about history are answered by historians and experts…
Q&AWhy did the papacy move to Avignon in the 14th century?
Q&AWhy did Britain fight the Crimean War?
Q&AWho was the first billionaire?
Q&AWho played the sport of kemari?
Q&AWhy do we say 'level pegging'?
Q&ADid salesmen really sell snake oil?
Q&AWhen did people start drinking gin and tonic?
Q&AQ&A: Were ducking stools ever used as punishment for crimes other than witchcraft during the Middle Ages?
Q&AWhen did people stop attending public executions in Britain?
Q&ADid Lady Godiva ride naked in Coventry?
Q&AWas there really a 'Great Flood'?
Q&AWhat did a lady-in-waiting actually do?
Q&AHow many US presidents died in office?
Q&AWhen was England last successfully invaded by a foreign power?
Q&AWhen were Brits first given leave from work to go on holiday?
Q&ACould a woman become a knight in medieval times?
Q&ADid Emperor Nero really play the fiddle while Rome burned?
Q&AWhy does the Tower of Pisa lean to one side?
Q&ADid Sir Walter Ralegh really lay down his cloak for Elizabeth I?
Q&A'God Save The Queen': how old is the British national anthem?
Q&AWhy is Hitler's Ardennes campaign called the battle of the Bulge?
Q&AWhen was the Venus de Milo found?
Q&AWho was the Mona Lisa?
Q&AWhen was the last battle between England and Scotland?
Q&AHow did ancient athletes prepare for the Olympics?
Q&AWhat did Edward ‘confess’?
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