Alison Hughes
Location Leeds
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Hallo, mijn naam is Alison. I'm from the UK and I work with international students, so I know a little bit of a few languages to help with my job.
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Hello! I am from the UK, and i'm taking this course because while I have an interest in history, this a subject I have never studied or read much about. Just keen to learn some facts and hear the various points of view involved.
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I am not Scottish but am very interested in this kind of debate. I'm particularly curious to know whether the majority of Scottish people will be voting with the hearts or their heads, regardless of which way heart or head leads them. I'm also very interested in what will happen next, should Scotland vote for independence, and how this will influence other...
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As a craftsman, with my four shillings per week, I think I would buy:
7 gallons of ale (a gallon per day for a family?) - 3.5d
2 Cheeses - 1s
20 eggs - 1s
3 Rabbits - 6d
1 bushel Wheat - 1s
10 candles - 1dIn total this is 3 shillings and 10.5d. The rest of the money I might be able to save week on week to buy things like wool and linen to...
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Re-enactments are a fantastic way to get children interested in history. They bring things to life in a way that many books can't, and trying things out for yourself is definitely one of the best ways of learning.
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Civil war will always have a huge impact on all members of society, regardless of class. Those with most to lose but also most to gain in a material sense would of course have been the aristocracy, and it's difficult to imagine the lower classes doing other than echoing the allegiance of the landowners. I also think it's likely a war on home soil would have...
