h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: Queen Victoria’s Chocolate Gifts for her Men at War - A15987324
Author: Chocoholic's Delight Club - a hootoo club with a difference - U4288864

hmm it's very short, the Entry is not about the second Boer war, or about Queen Victoria, just the choccie.

I've not added links yet, will do so soon.

CD/Em

A bit short, but still very good. Perhaps you could add this link for a picture of the tin. http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/miscpics/0/0/1/im/mp001935.jpg

Can't think of what else you could add really.

Just a thought and to help spread the entry out a little. Perhaps you could seperate the section regarding what the tins were used for afterwards. Give it a title like 'Personal Items'. That's just off the top of my head, you sould probably think of a better one.

Also there's no entry on Queen Victoria (unbelievable really), but there is this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/victoria_queen.shtml

Interesting entry,and a wonderful idea of the queen.
Looking at the photos of the tin though, I can't imagine they could hold more personal belongings than maybe a ring, or the identity disk if it was already in use that far back?
Oh, and you say:
>>The chocolate manufacture, Cadbury, [who] since around 1854 ...<< shouldn't that be 'which'?

Brilliant - i really like it
might be an idea to say what the Boer war was.
a few more links:
A662942 - The Quaker Peace Testament
A5320702 - The Religious Society of Friends - The Quakers in Britain
A177059 - Chocolate
A657263 - Pacifism



Ps. wouldn't the chocolate melt in the heat?

>>Ps. wouldn't the chocolate melt in the heat?<<

With an average daily max. of temps between 24 and 27°C (depending on where in South Africa you are), I don't think that was too much of a problem.

ok, you win

Well, I forgot to mention that that's for December (one of the hottest months, apparently).

for your comments and compliments

A question for you, which link do you think I should use

http://www.boerwarsociety.org/images/chocolate.jpg

or

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/miscpics/0/0/1/im/mp001935.jpg

I'll think of a title for the use of the tins as suggested.

Yes, I scratched my head, and thought 'what can you fit in there', when I saw the picture of the tins, I'll elaborate a bit on that. Bel, the 'dog tags' were first used in the Boer war, so that's something of interest I can add in relation to the empty tin's use.

http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/dog_tags.htm

I'll change 'who to 'which'

Links will be added soon.

CD/Em

I prefer the second link, the picture is larger and the tinbox looks used, not brand new as in the first link.
I had no idea that the 'dogs tags' where introduced in that very war, I'm really glad I mentioned them
Do you know the size of the tin boxes? I could imagine that quite a few soldiers took a b/w photograph of their beloved; when looking at my grandma's albums, these photos were quite small in size(probably because of the costs) and on relatively thick paper - don't know about the UK, though.

sorry to be a spoilsport but i don't think you are allowed to do links to external pictures:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A264520#LINK

In that case, we'll have to find somebody who can make a photo of the box.

You can have external links. Not too many, mind and you need to be sort of sure it will still be there next week - so no commercial sites etc, but yes, you are allowed.

Photo sounds a better idea though
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I've left a message in the forum

good idea
sorry to be a nuisance

You're not being a nuisance

If you read that section carefully Steve, it says you can't to link to Researchers Personal Spaces, I had read it a couple of times to understand that. Other links within the guidelines are fine.

Emmily
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You moist defineticely are not
W

Scroll further down, em, ook me a while to discover it:
>>Linking to off-site pictures is not allowed, due to copyright issues that can arise from this.<<
I have to admit, that I didn't know that.