A PAST AGE
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stories, traditions and pictures of our past. Thank you.
- Sixpence and Farthing
Before
our coinage went decimal, we had the most wonderful, complex, yet
easily understood (by us) system of money. Every coin had at least one
name, some coins had a number of names. Bank notes were large and they
too had nicknames. - The 'V' sign and Crossed
Fingers.
If
you cross the first and second fingers of your right hand in England it
is a sign of good luck. Take those same fingers, but part them in the
shape of a 'V', and it will be seen as a very bad insult. Both these
signs are still in use today and have the same origins - back in the
early 1400's! - Doña
Martina Céspedes
New!
In 1806 and 1807, during the napoleonic wars,
Britain made two unsuccessful attempts to capture Buenos Aires, the
port of the Spanish colonies in the River Plate. During the fierce
fights, twelve English soldiers were taken prisoner by a woman,
doña Martina Céspedes, who kept them locked up in
her cellar. Then, she reported to the defender's commander, Santiago de
Liniers y Bremond, and was awarded with military rank for her
braveness. But doña Martina had other intentions...
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