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King Athelstan who ruled from 925 to 939 AD is named Britain's top monarch ahead of both Elizabeths, Victoria and Henry V and VII in podcast poll History buffs cast 84,000 votes in poll run by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on their podcast The Rest Is History Mr Holland said: ’ It’s like...

The USA is ten times bigger than Canada. Most Americans probably don't know where Canada even is.

Full of drama tonight these UEFA qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Switzerland have gone 1-0 up against Bulgaria which mean that qualification for European Champions Italy is in doubt. Italy are still 0-0 against plucky Northern Ireland.

It's the first time England have scored six goals in the first half of a match since 1946 vs Netherlands.

6-0 to England. At half-time.

GB News On the eve of Remembrance Day Ray Mears asks 'where is respect for our country?'

Placebo - "Beautiful James" (2021) New album is out in March 2022:

There was no way the Russians wanted Alaska to be British territory. In the 19th Century Russia was an arch-rival to Britain in a similar way as to how the USSR was an arch-rival to the USA in the 20th Century. The Russians detested the idea of the superpower gaining territory just a few miles...

Pop music sort of went downhill after around 1990.

Tears For Fears - "The Tipping Point" (2021)

Almost-European Champions England showed once again they are probably Europe's best team right now despite that Euro 2020 Final defeat on penalties to Italy by crushing Albania 5-0 to stand on the verge of qualifying for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. All the goals came in the first half, three of...

Actually, it's almost the opposite. It's people celebrating the fact that Catholics didn't burn Protestants.

Surely the only people who will decide such a matter are the Canadian people through a democratic referendum.

Grandad, BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses", 1981

Poland has just deployed troops along its (and the EU's) border with Belarus to stop the thousands of Belarusians trying to get into Poland/EU. It's no wonder the EU is angry with its member state. The EU doesn't like its member states controlling their own borders.

Should have stayed British.

Unless you're a tardigrade. They can go 30 years without water. But I don't think anyone here is.

Did NEANDERTHALS once live on Princess Diana's childhood estate? Archaeologists searching for 'lost' medieval village at Althorp stumble across ancient rubbish tip containing artefacts dating back at least 40,000 years Pieces of worked sea shell and antler were found in grounds of Althorp Park...

Archaeologists believe the town was then inhabited by civilians until the end of Roman rule in Britain at the turn of the 4th/5th century. The cat, which was named after the Russell Crowe character Maximus in the film Gladiator, has only a small piece of its tail missing. However...

The room where Roman gladiators waited to die in Britain: Holding cell is discovered in an amphitheatre in Kent where wild animals and fighters were held ahead of their fights 2,000 years ago Archaeologists have found a room at Kent amphitheatre where Roman gladiators waited to meet their...