Hi all.

I'm not sure if this is a simple or complex question, but for checking purposes I need this information for the research I'm doing for my PhD, specifically regarding the Social Science Research Council and the Department of Education and Science.

The thing is, I can't seem to find it anywhere, but I'm guessing there's probably some publication I'm ignoring that compiles all this information.

Does anyone here have any suggestions as to where I might find this?

Thanks.

currently writing a piece for my college based around locations in the UK with unsolved mysteries/conspiracies, i thought The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh would be an interesting location to research although i am unable to find anything relating to strange things happening or mysteries, can anyone here help? preferably during the late 1800’s early 1900’s.

I’m listening to The Rest is History’s episodes about Richard II, and I’m struggling to understand why he, a grandson, was the heir to the throne and not Edward III’s other sons.

Can anyone explain?

My question is pretty simple, did Scottish army ever went that far all the way south and reached London ever?

Looking at the wikipedia pages of the Danelaw, it looks like the line goes from London to Chester via Leicester... so M1/M6 up to cheshire would be the dividiing line? Is this anywhere near correct?

There was a post today in the U.S. history subreddit asking if the American Revolution was a mistake, and should the colonies have stayed loyal.

That got me thinking about what would have been required for that to happen; namely, representation for the citizens of the colonies in parliament. I don't believe anything short of that would have prevented the revolution.

So here's my question: was it ever considered? Did anyone at either the palace or the Parliament consider giving the Americans a vote?

I'm just watching a dicumentary on the rise of Hitler in the 1920s and 1930s. I'm aware of Oswald Moseley and the BUF, but was there ever the serious possibility of a fascist government in the UK in the 1930s?

The British North America Act, 1867, was Canada's first written constitution. It has been renamed to be the Constitution Act, 1867, but, as it was originally passed by the British parliament, the original document is stored at the National Archives in London. I assume there was a royal proclamation that is relevant to the Act and I would like to know where it is stored. The proclamation was published in the Gazette on May 27, 1868, but it must have been preceded by an actual royal proclamamtion document. Does anyone know if there was such a proclamation document, and its current location? I tried the National Archives, but they were not much help.

Currently doing a project on various different interpretations of whether Benjamin Disraeli was a genuine social reformer. Is anyone familiar with Dr Paul Smith and T. A. Jenkins? I'm trying to find areas of agreement and disagreement and the only one I can come up with is that Jenkins appears to emphasise the importance of laissez-faire Victorian economics in influencing the social reform.

I know it's quite niche but any help welcome x

I was doing a bit of reading into the Gunpowder Plot of Guy Fawkes. My understanding is that the group originally tried to build a tunnel but then the coal cellar next door became available and the tunneling was abandoned. The gunpowder was moved next door to what is known as the undercroft. The 36 barrels were hidden behind stacks of firewood.

The undercroft and the House of Lords were torn down after the great fire of 1834. I was trying to understand the maps of yesterday year. To access the undercroft, there was a narrow opening from the Old Place Yard which one could pass through OR was the undercroft easily accessible through several open arches that anyone could wander through into the undercroft?

Is carriage an old word for compartment?

Hello, I'm looking for one certain Royal Navy seaman, name unknown, killed May 29th/30th 1854 in Brahestad/Raahe (Finland). That was a raid during the Crimean War. From Andrew Lambert: "Lieutenant Benjamin Priest, first lieutenant of the Leopard, was the senior officer. He reported that 'a large number’ of the barrels were marked with the Imperial Crown, although he did not specify whether this was a mark of ownership or a customs stamp. The inhabitants offered no resistance, and he was careful to avoid any damage to private property, sparing the flour store. Priest carefully inspected the town storehouses for contraband. He reported that the landing party behaved well, although one man was missing. It turned out that he got drunk and fell asleep in a warehouse, which was then unfortunately burnt by his shipmates.". I guess Leopard's muster book contains this sad incident, and maybe the name of this poor fellow? Anyone helpful keen to visit Kew and look for more information. A little compensation provided (something history-related stuff from Raahe, the hometown of world's oldest diving suit... )

Reference: ADM 38/8436

Description: Leopard. D.O.

Date: 1853 Jan.6-1856 Aug.13.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew

Legal status: Public Record(s)

Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

I'm trying to find out what an old structure on a chimney is, and I'm hoping that a historian may have an idea as to what the purpose of this structure was. It's been posted to r/whatisthisthing without success by another user.

The suggestion was some form of lightning rod or strike indicator, but there doesn't seem to be any wiring to support this, and the position and design would be odd for that - at the bottom of a 6 foot chimney.

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