Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby Hagar » Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:13 am

1914
1918
1939
1945
1949
1989
1990
1991

I should have qualified that by saying most British people of my generation. The 1980s were far in the future when I was at school. 1949 was the present & 1939-45 too recent to be in the history books. I was born in 1943.

I very much doubt that the majority of schoolchildren in this country now would know anything about the Battle of Hastings or its significance. From what I understand, anything before the 1960s is regarded as ancient history now & not worth bothering about. ::)
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby Bombardier101 » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:37 am

Battle of Hastings? Age of Empires II!
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby Flt.Lt.Andrew » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:42 pm

Its standard stuff in Australia- Medieval History, First Form (Year 7).


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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby RichieB16 » Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:06 pm

1949

My history is a little rusty so I'm wondering why 1949.  I believe that was the year that the USSR detonated their first atomic bomb-therefore the quickly escilitatig Cold War had completely entered the atomic age?  I find it interesting that 1949 is not a major date taught in history classes here.  I remember it getting mentioned, but nothing more than that.  Is that a date that gets more attention in the other parts of the world?
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby H » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:07 am

I also remember 1493!
Strange... I would never have believed you were that old; aside from the religious field, I, rather, know of an event in 1492 for which we have minor holiday coming up mid-October.

i remember 333
Was that half way to... uh, never mind ::)

Ruddy Normans ::) I can trace my heritage back to a mixture of Celt and Viking! Death to all invaders, Saxons, Normans...
Rollo was the initial leader of the particular vikings to become known as the Normans (Norse Man [aka viking] = North man [or man of the north] thus Nor-man).

Hmm... dictionary.com reveals that nymphomania is a typical femal problem... So it wasn't the male side of your family that made you what you are Ozzy!
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Its standard stuff in Australia- Medieval History, First Form (Year 7).A.
Hmm, standard stuff? ... all this time I was sure Australia had advanced more than that. 8)

My history is a little rusty so I'm wondering why 1949. ...that was the year that the USSR detonated their first atomic bomb, therefore the quickly escalating Cold War had completely entered the atomic age... Is that a date that gets more attention in the other parts of the world?
1949 -- (aside from my own family link to that year):
in respect to Heretic would most probably be that the Federal Republic of Germany was established and Nazi assets were returned to German supervision;
the era of U.S. television "sitcoms" began;
RCA developed a "compatible" color TV;
People's Republic of China was formally established;
The Geneva Convention (again).
I'm sure there are many others and I admit I don't remember exact dates -- but, hey, you can look them up:P. 8)
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby myshelf » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:30 am

333 B.C. i should have said
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby H » Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:22 am

333 B.C. i should have said
Alexandros Megalos? (Alexander the Great)
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Sun Oct 02, 2005 6:43 am

1949 saw the creation of Communist China.
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby Flt.Lt.Andrew » Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:05 am

The syllabus requires an introduction to all types of history, H, so that students can gain a better understanding of the differing skills needed in each branch of History.


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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby H » Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:49 pm

The syllabus requires an introduction to all types of history, H, so that students can gain a better understanding of the differing skills needed in each branch of History.A.
The question inferring that Australia was yet in the Middle ages was an intended jest -- not an attempt to suggest that it is ::).
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby Flt.Lt.Andrew » Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:06 pm

Its ok, I know, tee hee!


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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby Smoke2much » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:43 am

I would say ruddy normans but my ancestry can be dated back to 1066 when some junior Knight in Willie boys band of brigands was given a small parcel of land just outside Canterbury.  I guess I'm a 37th generation immigrant LOL.
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby beaky » Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:39 pm

There's a date I never remember... but I know what came next for that bunch: the invasion of Ireland in the early 1100s... and somewhere in there some of my distant Irish ancestors were born.
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby Felix/FFDS » Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:55 am

Strange... I would never have believed you were that old; aside from the religious field, I, rather, know of an event in 1492 for which we have minor holiday coming up mid-October.


In reference to *my* remembering 1493, that same fellow whose achievement in 1492 is commemorated tomorrow (12OCT), landing on the Island of my birth (Puerto Rico) on November 19, 1493

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As an aside, the Taino Indians populated Puerto Rico (which they called BoriKEN) and other islands of the Central Caribbean.  It was their word "jurac
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Re: Sep.28 Hagar's Ancestors Come to Britain!

Postby TacitBlue » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:31 am

Isn't Columbus day today? I've been telling everyone "happy Columbus day!". ;D
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