England
William Shakespeare was born & later buried in this town, one of the oldest in England
Stratford-on-Avon
Flora McDonald helped this "Bonnie Prince" escape from Scotland disguised as a woman
Charlie
Your old school, literally "Fostering Mother"
Alma Mater
Swans often do this in a "V" formation
Fly
Rain heavily, or a tiny opening in the skin
a pour/pore
These are called lifts in England
Elevators
Hatshepsut, who ruled this country 1503-1482 B.C., claimed to be the daughter of the god Amon
Egypt
The abbreviation R.I.P., Requiescat In Pace, is translated as this
Rest in Peace
Scientists say this relative of the squid has the most highly developed brain among invertebrates
Octopus
Masculine, or letters & packages
male/mail
He is the spiritual head of the Church of England
Archbishop of Canterbury
This Revolutionary War water-bearer was the daughter of German immigrants
Molly Pitcher
Used for dates in the last 1,990 years, the abbreviation A.D. is short for this Latin expression
Anno Domini
The glass snake isn't really a snake, it's a limbless variety of this reptile
Lizard
A walkway between sections of seats in a theater, or a small piece of land surrounded by water
an aisle/isle
This dialect in which "lady" becomes "lydy" is spoken primarily in London's East End
Cockney
This Russian empress was shot to death in 1918
Alexandra
Id Est, often abbreviated i.e. in papers, translates to this in English
That is
The indri is the largest of these mammals, but the ring-tailed is probably the best-known
Lemur
A monetary gain, or one who foretells the future
profit/prophet
From Henry VII's ascension in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, this royal house ruled England
Tudor
Her life inspired the historical novel "A Woman Called Moses"
Harriet Tubman
When Caesar crossed the Rubicon, he quoted the proverb "Iacta Alea Est" which means this
"The Die is Cast"
Weighing up to 110 lbs. or more, the capybara is the largest member of this order of mammals
Rodents
Deserve, or a large decorative vase