Day: May 3, 2018

Napoleon’s folly

A supposed French invasion craft designed to cross the channel during the Napoleonic Wars. In the late 1790s, Britain was...

Money problems

A token used when the country was short of money. In the 18th century, a shortage of coins consistently caused...

Mills as currency

A pre-war note which became worthless is now an expensive collector’s item. This paper note is an old form of...

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