London in color in 1927. Absolutely stunning. Really quite heart-stopping.
After many weeks of anticipation, it is now officially safe to state that these are the remains of Richard III.
Richard Buckley (aptly named) announced that “beyond reasonable doubt the individual exhumed at Grey Friars on September 12th is indeed Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England”.
A detailed description of wounds found on the skeleton, as well as other interesting evidence can be found in The Guardian. The page is updated by the minutes, so stay tuned.
Wow wow wow wow wow!
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A brief animated history of the English language. For a deeper dive, see The Oxford History of English.
Neat animation is neat!
English counties are just like states in America, except we have much wavier edges.
Rejected ones
- Cornwall: England’s Toe-Nail
- Do that again and I swear to God, I’m going to Bristol whip you.
I would totally wear a Cumbria Is So Much Funbria t-shirt.
As an American and state-symbol enthusiast, I fully endorse this initiative.
for Cornwall, I would’ve gone with “Cornwall: No, There Isn’t One Here”
Don’t Mess with Northumberland
Indeed. <3
All you will ever need to know about Stonehenge, given that this article has just come out.
