π HistoryOpinionTudors had roast swan and peacock for Christmas dinner. Would you swap your turkey for that?Cast your vote βShareAGo on, I'd try it onceBNo way, leave the swans aloneCOnly if someone else plucks itDDon't touch my turkey, it's Christmas!
π HistoryOpinionRobin Hood: was he a real bloke, or just a cracking good story?Cast your vote βShareAReal. There was definitely someoneBMade up, start to finishCProbably a few outlaws rolled into oneDDon't care, I still love the Kevin Costner film
π HistoryQuizIn the hot summer of 1858, the River Thames smelled so bad that MPs could barely work. What was it called?Cast your vote βShareAThe Royal ReekBThe Big PongCThe Thames WhiffDThe Great Stink
π HistoryQuizBefore divorce was affordable, how did some unhappy English husbands publicly 'end' their marriage?Cast your vote βShareAThey sold their wife at a market auctionBThey tore up the marriage lines in the pubCThey paid the vicar to cross out the register entryDThey swapped wives at the church door
π HistoryQuizWhat was the name of the corgi Princess Elizabeth was given for her 18th birthday?Cast your vote βShareAHollyBWillowCCandyDSusan