I think it's unlikely that our late Queen's record of service to the country will ever be surpassed.
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I'm sure it won't Daisy. I think we are very lucky to have lived during her reign“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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1943
Britain discontinued printing £1,000 notes.
I didn't know there were such things, and imagine how much they were worth in those days!!“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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I never knew either , you learn something new every day 😁Im not fat just 6ft too smallComment
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Gem I found this image of one 😁You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I never knew either! I remember how large the white £5 notes were (huge!) and I can't help wondering if the size of the £1,000 note was correspondingly bigger than the £5!!
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1564
The birth of poet & playwright William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. He died on his 52nd birthday in 1616. “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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Gem, I remember when my DS2 was a child I carefully avoided him finding out that Shakespeare died on his birthday. He would have been devastated and felt it would have cast sadness on his own birthday."Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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Awww, yes I imagine it would xx“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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I mentioned this to OH yesterday and he said at the beginning of WWII thousands of counterfeit £1,000 were dropped over Britain to try and destabilise the economy. As we often say, you live and learn!Originally posted by Gemini View Post1943
Britain discontinued printing £1,000 notes.
I didn't know there were such things, and imagine how much they were worth in those days!!
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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Well I never knew that either 😁Im not fat just 6ft too smallComment
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1953
Two Cambridge University scientists published their answer to how living things reproduced. In an article published in Nature magazine, James D Watson and Francis Crick described the structure of a chemical called deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. Their achievement was recognized in 1962 when they received the Nobel Prize for Physiology.“A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – UnknownComment
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That discovery transformed so many things, didn't it. Now we take the knowledge of DNA for granted.
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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1828
The opening of the London Zoological Gardens in Regent's Park, London. Lady visitors were politely requested to refrain from poking the beasts through the bars of the cages.
OK for men and children to poke them however???
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How bizarre!"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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