Did the Chinese imperial court require 720,000 pairs of chopsticks?

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May issue out now The latest issue of BBC History Magazine is now on sale. In our new edition Mark Stoyle investigates claims that Prince Rupert, nephew to Charles I and chief cavalry commander for the Royalists during the Civil War, owned a poodle with demonic... Read more... In 1393, 720,000 what were produced for the imperial court in China? a) Pairs of chopsticks b) Dog collars c) Sheets of toilet paper d) Prayer books Take the quiz... MAY 2011 (download) Miles Russell explores the mystery of the Roman Ninth Legion, Tara Hamling discusses Elizabethan drama and Paul Addison and Jeremy Crang reveal how British morale held up during the Second World War. Listen to a sample: ADVERTISEMENT Atlantis BBC One Sunday 8th May, 9.00pm A drama examining the legend of Atlantis. More TV & Radio The Secret History Of Eurovision More4 Saturday 7th May, 9.00pm What does Eurovision teach us about Europe's post-war era? More TV & Radio Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979–89 by Rodric Braithwaite Rodric Braithwaite joined the Foreign Office in 1955, was later posted to Moscow in 1963 before being appointed ambassador to the USSR between 1988 and 1992 – five critical years during which Soviet power collapsed for ever. Read more	Elizabethan drama Thanks to the reconstruction of the iconic Globe theatre most people assume that public playhouses were a common sight in England's towns and cities. Read more 175 years of iron and steel The British Steel Archive Project catalogued thousands of photographs and documents relating to Teeside's iron and steel industries. Here are some of the images. Read more Out and about in May Get out and about and celebrate spring with our extended guide to exhibitions and events taking place across Britain this May. Read more [view all features] History headlines Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the remains of walls dating back to 700 to 500 BC at Nybster in Caithness, one of Scotland's most important mainland broch* settlements. Read more Acclaimed military historian Professor Richard Holmes has died The acclaimed military historian Professor Richard Holmes CBE has died at the age of 65. Read more The past laugh This month's Friday funny, delivered to you by author and journalist Eugene Byrne, tells the story of Queen Victoria and a supposed death-bed message from Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Read more Who was Eadnoth the Staller?? Eadnoth the Staller was one of England's most significant quislings: an Anglo-Saxon official and landowner who… Read more Margam Park, Port Talbot Hidden within the unspoiled Welsh hills near Port Talbot, Margam Park encompasses an astounding 1,000 acres of superb forestland, rare wildlife, and a series of historical attractions from several periods. Read more

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