User contributions for 86.5.160.43

5 May 2024

• 15:1815:18, 5 May 2024 diff hist −71 Waltheof of Bamburgh Waltheof is an Old English name. Scandinavian/North Germanic origins for it etymologically are theorised but inconclusive. Either way, it would not in of itself imply Viking descent.

30 April 2024

• 19:5019:50, 30 April 2024 diff hist −1 Thomond →Normans and civil wars
• 19:2819:28, 30 April 2024 diff hist +22 Thomond →Normans and civil wars
• 19:2619:26, 30 April 2024 diff hist +19 Kingdom of Munster →Division into Desmond and Thomond

27 April 2024

• 22:4022:40, 27 April 2024 diff hist −2 Henry II of England →Legacy: Clarified for objectivity Tag: Reverted
• 22:2422:24, 27 April 2024 diff hist +7 Henry II of England →Family tensions Tag: Reverted

20 April 2024

• 03:3103:31, 20 April 2024 diff hist +61 Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte No edit summary
• 03:2703:27, 20 April 2024 diff hist +24 Catherine Willis Gray →Second marriage

18 April 2024

• 20:5520:55, 18 April 2024 diff hist +19 Nine Men's Misery No edit summary
• 20:4720:47, 18 April 2024 diff hist +1 King Philip's War Edited infobox to be in line with article for numbers given.
• 02:4402:44, 18 April 2024 diff hist +19 Quintus Lollius Urbicus →Governor of Britain: Citation needed to support the coinage as commemorative of a victory.

17 April 2024

• 02:2302:23, 17 April 2024 diff hist −40 Baked beans No edit summary
• 02:2202:22, 17 April 2024 diff hist +16 Baked beans Edited infobox to be in line with article.

11 April 2024

• 20:2320:23, 11 April 2024 diff hist −38 Fenian raids No reason to separate killed and died of wounds.
• 17:5317:53, 11 April 2024 diff hist +2 Islay →Name: Gaelic pre-dates Norse naming and influence in Islay. Fixed mistaken implication. Tag: Reverted

10 April 2024

• 18:4118:41, 10 April 2024 diff hist +210 Godert de Ginkel, 1st Earl of Athlone →Early career: Fixed formatting in accordance with Manual of Style at advisement of other user.
• 18:2518:25, 10 April 2024 diff hist 0 Godert de Ginkel, 1st Earl of Athlone →Early career Tag: Reverted
• 18:2518:25, 10 April 2024 diff hist +10 Godert de Ginkel, 1st Earl of Athlone →Early career: Capture of mutineers was without violence, which was in large part why it was lauded. Tag: Reverted
• 18:0518:05, 10 April 2024 diff hist +11 William III of England →Proclaimed king

31 March 2024

• 00:4700:47, 31 March 2024 diff hist +19 Rohan, Middle-earth →People: Battle of Hastings generally considered to have been won due to Tostig's treachery, the castle fortifications of the Normans and circumstances of Harold having to fight a battle in the North then march south directly after to confront the Normans than the Breton cavalry of the Normans. This seems an odd interpretation to add. Tag: Reverted

27 March 2024

• 20:5920:59, 27 March 2024 diff hist −166 Marshal family Unknown origin of Gilbert Giffard currently. Similarly, no evidence of Norman estates or landholding etc so even if of Norman origin (possible of Breton or British origin) the origin of the family dynasty is England. Changed to reflect this to be more objective and less spurious.

22 March 2024

• 19:4019:40, 22 March 2024 diff hist −4 Simonside Dwarfs No edit summary
• 19:3819:38, 22 March 2024 diff hist +66 Simonside Dwarfs No edit summary

19 March 2024

• 02:2402:24, 19 March 2024 diff hist +1 Sturmabteilung Battalion is a more direct translation. Tag: Reverted

14 March 2024

• 03:2603:26, 14 March 2024 diff hist +7 Gervase of Melkley No edit summary

13 March 2024

• 22:2722:27, 13 March 2024 diff hist −1 Taxus baccata Changed opening summary as it appeared to imply Britain and Ireland were in Southern Europe.
• 22:2522:25, 13 March 2024 diff hist +247 Taxus baccata →Taxonomy and naming: Cleaned up and clarified etymology, without disrupting discussion topic etc.

11 March 2024

• 02:2902:29, 11 March 2024 diff hist +276 Battle of Assandun →Battle
• 02:2602:26, 11 March 2024 diff hist −478 Battle of Assandun →Battle: Source doesn't state that whatsoever. But that they fought with desperation and rage to avoid being slaughtered. And these are the words of Emma, not the English. Tag: references removed
• 02:0902:09, 11 March 2024 diff hist −35 Scandinavian York →A West Saxon rules Northumbria: Vast majority of York would have been Anglo Saxon, so the statement makes little sense.

9 March 2024

• 21:1621:16, 9 March 2024 diff hist +76 Shibboleth →Furtive shibboleths Tag: Reverted

6 March 2024

• 02:0102:01, 6 March 2024 diff hist −17 Night bomber →Interwar period and World War II: Very slight change to be more accurate with wording. current

5 March 2024

• 20:5320:53, 5 March 2024 diff hist +25 Red Cloud Academic consensus is clear that Britain defeated the US in 1812, with the destruction of the capitol and so on. So Red Cloud would be the second to defeat the US on US soil.

3 March 2024

• 18:1418:14, 3 March 2024 diff hist +38 War of Jenkins' Ear →Third attack on Cartagena de Indias (13 March – 20 May 1741)
• 18:1218:12, 3 March 2024 diff hist +33 War of Jenkins' Ear No edit summary
• 17:1017:10, 3 March 2024 diff hist +22 English Armada →Norris' march to Lisbon: Sources used, specifically Hume, state sortie ended with Spanish retreat with serious losses and demoralisation (accusations of poisoned bullets), however article stated English casualties. Fixed, however may have been wrong page number and refers to different event? Tag: Reverted
• 17:0217:02, 3 March 2024 diff hist −24 English Armada →Norris' march to Lisbon: Moderate casualties among assailing group, edited for objectivity.
• 16:5816:58, 3 March 2024 diff hist +4 Siege of Coruña Fixed*
• 16:5716:57, 3 March 2024 diff hist +25 Siege of Coruña No edit summary
• 16:5616:56, 3 March 2024 diff hist +1 Siege of Coruña Infobox casualties fixed to be in accordance with article. 1000+ Spanish soldiers killed in the battle on the bridge, with mostly civilians killed earlier in the lower city.

27 February 2024

• 19:4319:43, 27 February 2024 diff hist −9 Magnus Barefoot Magnus never took control or submission of anywhere in Wales, however he gained the support of Gwynedd after aiding against the Normans. They allowed him to take wood as reward.

16 February 2024

• 03:5703:57, 16 February 2024 diff hist +125 Albion →Etymology: Section referenced Old Irish as survival of word as opposed to Irish, left out many others such as Welsh, Cornish etc. Also didn't actually explain origin/etymology beyond Greek attestation.
• 03:4203:42, 16 February 2024 diff hist −128 Albion →Etymology: Removed unsourced and seemingly incorrect and unattested claim that Albion now refers only to Scotland or Alba. Alba is used in reference to Scotland however Albion has always and still refers to all of Britain.

15 February 2024

• 04:2004:20, 15 February 2024 diff hist 0 Uplift Universe →Setting: Grammar
• 04:1904:19, 15 February 2024 diff hist +61 Uplift Universe →Setting: Coining of the term in Sci-Fi context for 'Uplift' is debated. H.G Wells used the concept albeit unsure if he used the term. Either way, Brin helped popularise the term. Edited for clarity.

30 January 2024

• 18:4618:46, 30 January 2024 diff hist +19 Battle of Waterloo No edit summary

21 January 2024

• 02:0802:08, 21 January 2024 diff hist +19 Boxing styles and technique →Defense: Added Dempsey to Peek-A-Boo as he used a Philly Shell/Peek-A-Boo/Crouch variation as a stance. Perhaps an asterisk should be added to his name with a note indicating use of both?

19 January 2024

• 04:0604:06, 19 January 2024 diff hist +19 VX (nerve agent) No edit summary

15 January 2024

• 05:2805:28, 15 January 2024 diff hist −18 New wave music Article clearly states UK origin, yet infobox listed US.

12 January 2024

• 21:4121:41, 12 January 2024 diff hist +507 Talk:Lion (heraldry) →"Continuation of Animalism": new section Tag: New topic