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
One of the English ships sent on the disastrous attack on Cadiz in 1625 had sails that had been used during the Armada, almost 40 years earlier.
Quote of the Day
"It's ever been the British way, that we are powerless to expel foreigners, but puissant and bold when it comes to making civil war.
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~ Gildas (6th century)
On This Day
1429Joan of Arc began the Siege of La Charité. The siege was abandoned after a month.
1542An English force of about 3,000 defeated a Scottish force five times the size at the Battle of Solway Moss.
1831Michael Faraday presented his first series of papers on 'Experimental Research into Electricity' to the Royal Society.
1859Darwin published 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection'. It was a cornerstone for theories on evolution.
1974The most complete skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was found in Ethiopia. She was named Lucy after the Beatles' song.
1987The Conservative government abolished free eye tests
