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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    In the style of Robin Wilde. (Linking to the one on think tank logos because the one covering political parties requires registration.) A Totally Objective Ranking of (Major) UK Political Party Logos 8. 7. 6. RADICAL: One of the more conservative logo designs in British politics...
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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    First Consuls of the 1st French Republic 1799-1800: Napoleon Bonaparte [1] 1800-1804: Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte [2] 1804-1807: Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord [3] 1807-1813: Jean Victor Marie Moreau [4] 1813-1821:
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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    First Consuls of the 1st French Republic 1799-1800: Napoleon Bonaparte [1] 1800-1804: 1804-1807: 1807-1813: 1813-1821:
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    The Fifty-Second HoS List Challenge Thread

    A Short Sharp Shock (and what came after...) Regional Commissioners for the East of England 1962-1965: John Hare (Conservative) -1962: Appointed by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (Conservative) upon commencement of WW3. -1962: Assumed full executive power for the region upon the destruction...
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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    Generational Theory in America 1) The Lucky Generation Those coming of age in the 1900s and 1910s; they grew up in an increasingly modern and literate world, they avoided the horrors of the 1914-17 Great War over in Europe, they saw peaceful America inherit a commanding economic position...
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    British Empire Post-Napoleonic Invasion?

    That was certainly my assumption.
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    British Empire Post-Napoleonic Invasion?

    I am inclined to agree with your assessment, it was only the OTL Portuguese royal flight to Brazil (that seems extraordinary for the same reasons) that made me even pose the question.
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    British Empire Post-Napoleonic Invasion?

    Somewhat tangential speculation but, assuming in this handwavey scenario that the British royals are able to flee via ship a la the Braganzas, would any of the British imperial holdings in this period be considered as a suitable/desirable home for them in exile? Or would they just seek refuge in...
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    Lists of Heads of Government and Heads of State

    1976-1978: James Callaghan (Labour) 1978-1979: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) def. 1978 (Minority): James Callaghan (Labour), David Steel (Liberal) 1979 Scottish devolution referendum: 52.1% Yes , 47.9% No (Result ignored due to falling short of 40% turnout threshold) 1979 Welsh devolution...
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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    Generational Theory in America 1) The Lucky Generation Those coming of age in the 1900s and 1910s; they grew up in an increasingly modern and literate world, they avoided the horrors of the 1914-17 Great War over in Europe, they saw peaceful America inherit a commanding economic position...
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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    The Six Sons of Henry VIII Henry, Prince of Wales (1511-1536) [1]
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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    Ten Ridiculous Nerd Controversies! Number Five Will Amaze You! 1. They made the Hot Dark Jedi Smuggler Asian! It's amazing to think now, but in the nineties Star Wars was much more of a fringe property than you'd ever believe. George Lucas had lost much of his fortune to his 1987 divorce, and...
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    AH Run-downs, summaries and general gubbins

    The Borough of Shrewsbury is a self-governing British Crown Dependency enclaved within the English county of Shropshire. Its territory of approx. 380 square kilometers roughly corresponds to the area chronoported from 21st July 1403 during the 2003 "Timequake", including the medieval town of...
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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    Ten Ridiculous Nerd Controversies! Number Five Will Amaze You! 1. They made the Hot Dark Jedi Smuggler Asian! It's amazing to think now, but in the nineties Star Wars was much more of a fringe property than you'd ever believe. George Lucas had lost much of his fortune to his 1987 divorce, and...
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    AH Cooperative Lists Thread

    Presidents of the Republic of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1947-1954: John Anderson (Independent) [1] 1954-1956: Winston Churchill (Conservative) [2] 1956-1970: Bernard Montgomery (Independent / Union) [3] 1970-1977: Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (Alliance) [4] 1977-1986: Ewen Montagu...
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