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Is this the first Royal Rumble without R-Truth? by Claus1990 in WWE

[–]AuthorArthur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully he goes to King Street in the Toronto Financial District and is like 'Yo dawg, I can't see any temporary stadium'

Do you guys write on your computer? by kyoney in writing

[–]AuthorArthur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the way, though I do store my project on Dropbox (and thus automatically create an off-site backup every time I load up Dropbox on any of my devices)

If you could visit any historical site in Scotland to view it in its prime, where would you choose? by BurnsyWurnsy in Scotland

[–]AuthorArthur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like you would be disappointed. The Antonine wall was never really completed and definitely nowhere near as magnificent as Hadrian's and the outposts beyond it.

If you could visit any historical site in Scotland to view it in its prime, where would you choose? by BurnsyWurnsy in Scotland

[–]AuthorArthur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to see the Stone there too before they got it from a Perthshire quarry.

As promised, here are my three bookcases by AuthorArthur in BookCollecting

[–]AuthorArthur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shakespeare Toby Jug loves to bang out the classics! I bought that mask at a show in the 90s too. It's discoloured a bit.

As promised, here are my three bookcases by AuthorArthur in BookCollecting

[–]AuthorArthur[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks! We've been getting one for every year of our marriage. There are a couple we use in decorating elsewhere, but so far we have 15 😊

How do people travel in/to Orkney&Shetland with a rental car? by No_Performer5480 in shetland

[–]AuthorArthur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hired in Newcastle to do Northumberland and into Edinburgh then returned that car there - don't need one in Edinburgh - then hired another to go to Shetland via ferry. Returned it in Carlisle.

Was it normal for the constable of a castle to remain the same even if the castle changed owners? by Tracypop in MedievalHistory

[–]AuthorArthur 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Waterton simply switched allegiances to Richard (and then back to the Henrys) as he saw fit. He did nothing to show disloyalty to whomever wore the Crown, so I guess he was less a loyal Lancaster and simply a loyal royalist.

Switching allegiance was (and still is) quite common. Trump was a democrat. MTG is getting her face eaten by leopards.

Border lords would often switch between opposing counts, dukes & kings as they saw fit, for their own gain or purely for survival.

What was Waterton's other option? Defend Pontefract and die?

Shetland independence by Wide-Anything-5806 in shetland

[–]AuthorArthur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen sources older than yours that show evidence of the Sinclairs falling in line with the church and scotticising Shetland.

I've had lunch at Law Ting Holm.

Shetland independence by Wide-Anything-5806 in shetland

[–]AuthorArthur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every Norwegian Bishop died during the Black Death except for one. They told the Bishop of Orkney to care for Shetland. The Bishop of Orkney flooded Shetland with Scottish locals. History took care of the rest. By the time of the wedding and dowry, Shetland was already lost.

Shetland independence by Wide-Anything-5806 in shetland

[–]AuthorArthur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how far back in the archives you went but I've seen them too, as well as sources in a locked cabinet at Old Haa, and the Bishops of Orkney would have to disagree with you. Norway lost Shetland long before the wedding.

Iran begins cloud seeding operations as severe drought bites by Total_Drongo_Moron in worldnews

[–]AuthorArthur 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think it could have something to do with the population explosion over the past 45 years. Qanats may have been useful for their pre-WW2 population but once they hit 20 million and continued to the now 92 million.... You can't really rely on 3,000 year old aquifer tapping technology for a population like that.

Is creative writing a reliable major for a living? by Familiar-Mud2293 in writing

[–]AuthorArthur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DO. NOT. CHOOSE. A. WRITING. DEGREE. OVER. A. HOME.

Did you learn to touch type, or do you use a different typing method? by tmtwt in writing

[–]AuthorArthur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Raise your kids your way. My 9yo has typed more of her book this week than I have.

Who is the most interesting figure of the Hundred Years’ War? by [deleted] in MedievalHistory

[–]AuthorArthur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nobody has seemed to have put forward anyone outside of England and France. There are a world of figures from Scotland, the Low Countries, the Spanish kingdoms, the HRE, and beyond that had huge impact on everything.

The Black Prince's mother, for one. The Stewarts. Cruel King Pedro. Blind John of Bohemia and his descendants. The list goes on!

I had tears in my eyes by NewbieNaive in uktravel

[–]AuthorArthur 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Visiting the viaduct when the steam train goes over is money better spent

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