please post your historical facts

[Michael Rolls]

And Horatio Hornblower led the British fleet to victory at Trafalgar Square

[klondike]

Nelson's column was made 150 feet in height as at the time it was thought pigeons couldn't fly that high.

[crabbyob]

the site foreman got fired for building Buckingham Palace in London...

[klondike]

Oddly we don't celebrate Guy Fawkes blowing up parliament we celebrate him failing.

[Michael Rolls]

norralorra people know that Joan of Ark saved the animals

[Scrumpy]

Cock Lane in Farringdon was the only street in London licensed for prostitution.

[Michael Rolls]

Saville Row was named after Jimmy

[Scrumpy]

In the 18th century you could get a free entry to London Zoo if you brought a dog or cat to feed the lions.. 

[Raven]

In the 18th century you could get a free entry to London Zoo if you brought a dog or cat to feed the lions.. 

EEEKKKKK, OMG. 

[Michael Rolls]

Henry VIII's executioner was last seen heading off

[crabbyob]

the Hoover was invented to speed up the highland clearances.... but luckily there were no where to plug it in...

[Michael Rolls]

1066 saw the Norman Wisdom

[Scrumpy]

Gift sets sold by Harrods in 1916 included Morphine, Coke and syringes for shooting it all up with.

[Michael Rolls]

in 1066 William of Normandy invented conkers

[Scrumpy]

1814 a tidal wave of beer killed 8 people after a vat of beer exploded unleashing a huge Tsunami of beer.. It swept down the Tottenham Court  Road..
Of the 8 people who died , 5 were attending a wake..