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The Domesday Book involved some brutal tactics.
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Mary Tudor's 'Bloody Mary' nickname was well deserved.
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King Charles II may have restored the monarchy, but he wasn't English.
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But who cares? He brought back Christmas, after Cromwell had banned it.
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Georgian fire brigades were privately owned, and you'd better be insured.
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And their health supplements were unorthodox.
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The pilgrims on the Mayflower didn't really wear those hats.
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And they didn't really pack very well.
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Queen Victoria had to propose to Albert.
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And they brought the Christmas tree to the UK.
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Speaking of Victorians, they invented everything.
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Seriously, everything.
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Phew! Got there in the end.
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These inventions didn't help the Victorian poor though.
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And thanks to poor planning, the Light Brigade were doomed from the start.
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Poor planning, and terrible management.
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Most importantly: all the Kings and Queens can be summarized in song.
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