History Trivia Thread Reducks

[Eddie Teach]

I'm still disappointed that nobody was able to connect a composer with this picture.

[crazy canuck]

The flag might not be obscure but Who is Anders and what was his army?

[Maximus]

Indeed

[Admiral Yi]

Stab in the dark: the Danish contingent at the Battle of the Boyne.  Formed...over there.

[Maximus]

Nope, more recent

[crazy canuck]

Nope, more recent

Has a nice Hogan's Heroes type ring to it so I am going to guess WWII.  Anders - sounds scandi but nothing was really going on there except the Germans landing in Norway so I am going to guess a bunch of Norwegians trying to fight the Nazi's under a British flag because they were formed in England - since the local Norwegians had already learned how to goose step.


Even remotely close?

[Maximus]

I'm going to give it to you because you got the war right and kinda-sorta the flag.

Anders' Army was more formally known as Polish Armed Forces in the East, an army formed by the Soviet Union out of Polish PoWs and other prisoners in Soviet concentration camps. They wore the Piast eagle and fought under Soviet command until '42 when they were transferred to Iran and joined British command, eventually seeing fighting in North Africa and Italy.

[crazy canuck]

I was close in a game of nuclear horse shoes... lol.


Here is the question.  The formation of the English Common Law is often heralded as one of the foundations of the Rule of Law.  But what was the not so noble reason for its creation orginally?

[mongers]

I was close in a game of nuclear horse shoes... lol.


Here is the question.  The formation of the English Common Law is often heralded as one of the foundations of the Rule of Law.  But what was the not so noble reason for its creation orginally?

So people couldn't seek 'refuge' within the church system of justice ? 

[Malthus]

I was close in a game of nuclear horse shoes... lol.


Here is the question.  The formation of the English Common Law is often heralded as one of the foundations of the Rule of Law.  But what was the not so noble reason for its creation orginally?

Giving the king a monopoly on selling writs, thus pumping up his income?

[barkdreg]

I'm still disappointed that nobody was able to connect a composer with this picture.

Rimsky-Korsakov?
EDIT: just noticed the answer on the previous page, my timing sucks

[Gups]

I don't think there is a simple answer to CC's question.

Prior to the introduction (or at least formalisation) of a common law system by Henry II by sending out judges on a circuit, the law was localised with local bigwigs dispensing their version of justice. HII imposes a common system throughout the country. One can speculate as to the reasons but they would include seeking a unified approach and extending the power of the King in opposition to the obility and higher gentry.

[crazy canuck]

I was close in a game of nuclear horse shoes... lol.


Here is the question.  The formation of the English Common Law is often heralded as one of the foundations of the Rule of Law.  But what was the not so noble reason for its creation orginally?

Giving the king a monopoly on selling writs, thus pumping up his income?

bingo.  you have the floor

[crazy canuck]

I don't think there is a simple answer to CC's question.

Prior to the introduction (or at least formalisation) of a common law system by Henry II by sending out judges on a circuit, the law was localised with local bigwigs dispensing their version of justice. HII imposes a common system throughout the country. One can speculate as to the reasons but they would include seeking a unified approach and extending the power of the King in opposition to the obility and higher gentry.

Naw, Henry the second wasnt motivated to seek a unified approach.  We can say that with some confidence because that was a consequence of creating a royal monopoly on justice which developed incrementally.  With hindsight we can see his policy as the start of what would become the Common Law but he did it to increase his revenues. 

[Malthus]

This is probably an easy one for this crowd ... but here goes.

The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the wonders of the ancient world (as well as in the Civilization series of games  ). In the real world, its construction was alleged to have been financed from a rather unusual source. How did Rhodes allegedly pay for building its colossus?