Q&A

Illustration by Glen McBeth

When did the pope rule England?

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First World War

Was there a guerrilla campaign waged by pro-German elements in what was then German New Guinea during WWI?

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What is a deodand?

Bataan Death March

Second World War

Q&A: Did Japan ever sign the Geneva Convention after the Second World War?

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The reverend in the lion’s den

Quick Query

Quick Query

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When did the English alphabet first exist, and why are there 26 letters in the order we know them today?

Second World War

Hitler’s bloody swastika

Quick Query

Second World War

The fate of the Graf Spee

The lesser-spotted postbox

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When was the first mosque in Britain built?

Q&A What is the origin of the phrase ‘going postal’, meaning ‘going berserk’?

Second World War

Were there networks in the UK to return German pilots to the Reich?