Soho Square is home to several media organisations, including the British Board of Film Classification, 20th Century Fox, Bare Escentuals, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Dolby Europe Ltd, Fin London, Paul McCartney’s MPL Communications, Tiger Aspect Productions, Wasserman Media Group and See Tickets. What is SoHo London known for? Soho is known for its lively and, …
The Bank of England. The Bank of England is over 300 years old. And for nearly all of that time, it has been located on Threadneedle Street in the heart of the City of London. It has had the nickname ‘The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street’ – or simply ‘The Old Lady’. Is Queen Elizabeth …
Both countries are almost exactly the same size, at 377,975 km2 (Japan) and 357,582 km2 (Germany) – though they differ considerably in geographical shape. And Japan has more inhabitants – 126 million as compared with 83 million in Germany – the majority of whom live in coastal regions. Which country is better Germany or Japan? …
The square is named after the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars with France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar, southwest Spain, although it was not named as such until 1835. Why is it named Trafalgar Square? Trafalgar Square itself is …
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Finials are decorative elements in a variety of American domestic architectural styles, including French colonial, Georgian, Victorian, and Romanesque Revival. Roof finials can be made from a variety of materials including clay, metal, or wood. What is the pointed top of a building called? Apex: The highest point or peak in the gable front. Arcade: …
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The Burr-Hamilton Duel. The Burr-Hamilton Duel The most famous duel in American history is unquestionably that which occurred between Vice President Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, who greatly influenced the founding of America’s economy and was possibly on track to become President himself. What is the most famous duel ever? On July 11, 1804, years …
The bill enabled a brilliant engineer named Joseph Bazalgette to construct 82 miles of new sewers. The new sewers moved London’s waste eastward beyond the city, where it could flow more easily into the ocean. Consequently, the Great Stink went away and both the river and Londoners’ drinking water became cleaner. Who stopped the great …
Merchant ships set out from Britain, loaded with trade goods which were exchanged on the West African shores for slaves captured by local rulers from deeper inland; the slaves were transported through the infamous “Middle Passage” across the Atlantic, and were sold at considerable profit for labour in plantations. Who brought slaves to England? In …
By 1715, London’s population reached an estimated 630,000 people, roughly equaling that of Europe’s largest city until that time, Paris. Within a few years London itself was the largest city in Europe, reaching 750,000 people by 1760 and 1 million by the end of the century. When was London most populated? The size of London’s …
At the beginning of the war, British forces outnumbered Continental forces; for example, British general William Howe’s expeditionary force in 1776 numbered 32,000, compared to American general George Washington’s force of less than 20,000. Britain’s navy was the biggest and strongest in the world. How big was the British Army during the Revolutionary War? At …
