Toby's experience comes from website design as well as experience running large forums and communities. After he married Debbie he developed a keen interest in history and found himself discussing history quite a lot!
Fact of the Day
Thirteenth-century chancellor of Oxford, Thomas de Cantilupe, banned students from carrying arms. At one point he had 20 confiscated bows and swords.
Quote of the Day
"A revolution is a struggle to the death between the past and the future.
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~ Fidel Castro
On This Day
796King Æthelred I of Northumbria was murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada.
1881The Natural History Museum in London opened its doors for the first time.
1906Three thousand people died and 80% of the city was destroyed when a 7.8 Mw earthquake hit San Francisco.
1909French heroine Joan of Arc was beatified, the first step towards canonisation.
1912RMS Carpathia arrived in New York with 705 survivors from the Titanic disaster.
1955Theoretical physicist and developer of the general theory of relativity, Albert Einstein died of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. He refused surgery, stating 'I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go.'
1968London Bridge was sold for $2.46 million to American oil tycoon Robert P McCulloch. He had it dismantled and shipped to Arizona, where it was rebuilt brick by brick.
1980Rhodesia became Zimbabwe and independent from Britain, with Robert Mugabe appointed as Prime Minister.
