How many continents are there? If you grew up in the English-Speaking world you might think that the answer is obvious: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. But not everyone count continents the same way. The usual...
Back in the 1690s there were only two countries on the island of Great Britain: The Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. England and the other great european powers were doing rather well...