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I was reminded by a telly prog last night that I had left off my list of "weird contemporaries" the name of Robert Fludd. (He was on the prog because he was an alleged Master of the Priory o ...

That's a pretty tall order! But assuming you mean ballpark figures I'd offer the following for your five-stage example:
1. India and Africa together -- indeterminate (say, 100 million years)
2. Indi ...

Ah...the Earl of Essex...such an interesting character. He of course mounted an equally futile attempt at a coup d'etat just before Elizabeth's death as the Gunpowder people did just after. And it was ...

I agree that they would have been completely bonkers, or at any rate more bonkers than supposing that Catholicism could have been re-introduced into Britain by as late as 1605. However we are dealing ...

Of course if you want a true conspiracy theory perhaps you should look more closely at the conspirators. They were, you will recall, trying to re-introduce "the Old Religion". Suppose that w ...

And why just the Plains Indians? If it's so easy to capture feral horses how come none of the other North American tribes (hundreds of them) availed themselves of this remarkably advantageous animal? ...

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Topic: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November
Peter Elmy Replies: 280 Views: 188005	Forum: British History Posted: 12:26 pm Subject: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November
Peter Elmy Replies: 280 Views: 188005	I was reminded by a telly prog last night that I had left off my list of "weird contemporaries" the name of Robert Fludd. (He was on the prog because he was an alleged Master of the Priory o ...
Topic: Continents Adrift
Peter Elmy Replies: 89 Views: 93484	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 1:21 pm Subject: Continents Adrift
Peter Elmy Replies: 89 Views: 93484	That's a pretty tall order! But assuming you mean ballpark figures I'd offer the following for your five-stage example: 1. India and Africa together -- indeterminate (say, 100 million years) 2. Indi ...
Topic: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November
Peter Elmy Replies: 280 Views: 188005	Forum: British History Posted: 12:20 pm Subject: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November
Peter Elmy Replies: 280 Views: 188005	Ah...the Earl of Essex...such an interesting character. He of course mounted an equally futile attempt at a coup d'etat just before Elizabeth's death as the Gunpowder people did just after. And it was ...
Topic: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November
Peter Elmy Replies: 280 Views: 188005	Forum: British History Posted: 11:31 am Subject: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November
Peter Elmy Replies: 280 Views: 188005	I agree that they would have been completely bonkers, or at any rate more bonkers than supposing that Catholicism could have been re-introduced into Britain by as late as 1605. However we are dealing ...
Topic: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November
Peter Elmy Replies: 280 Views: 188005	Forum: British History Posted: 11:07 am Subject: Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November
Peter Elmy Replies: 280 Views: 188005	Of course if you want a true conspiracy theory perhaps you should look more closely at the conspirators. They were, you will recall, trying to re-introduce "the Old Religion". Suppose that w ...
Topic: A Sample Treasure Hunt Level : Level One
Peter Elmy Replies: 81 Views: 81305	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 4:59 pm Subject: A Sample Treasure Hunt Level : Level One
Peter Elmy Replies: 81 Views: 81305	And why just the Plains Indians? If it's so easy to capture feral horses how come none of the other North American tribes (hundreds of them) availed themselves of this remarkably advantageous animal? ...