Q: What is your business structure?
A: The British History Club is an enterprise of Educational Resources Group, LLC, a non-profit, limited liability company.

Q: What is the purpose of your business?
A: Our primary purpose is to develop educational websites and materials in other media and to make them available at modest cost to schools, libraries and homeschoolers.

Q: Where are you located?
A: We are located in Newark, Delaware, on the east coast of the USA in the Eastern Time Zone.

Q: Is the British History Club funded or otherwise supported by the British government?
A: No, we have no connection with the British government, whatsoever. We are privately owned and operated.

Q: Are you owned or controlled by Britannia.com?
A: No. The British History Club is independently owned and operated, although we do retain a marketing relationship with Britannia. (For more info, see 'About the Club').

Q: Why are Americans doing a 'British' website?
A: Americans make the best 'French' Fries, don't they? So, why not a great 'British' website? First of all, we love Britain and are fascinated by its history (which, incidentally, is a major part of our history, too). Second, most of our audience is North American, and even though we all speak the same language (more or less), we believe that Americans understand Americans better than anyone else and can deliver what Americans want and need better than anyone else. Third, as far as we know, no Brits are doing anything like this, so someone has to. It is true, however, that we have many British contributors without whose assistance the site would be far less authoritative.

Q: Why should I join the British History Club?
A: Because it is, quite simply, the best content value on the internet. For a mere $20 per year, you will have access to things that you'll never see anywhere else. Click Here to find out more.

Q: Since the British History Club is a non-profit, are my membership fees deductible?
A: Good question. We haven't a clue but are looking into it. In the meantime, you may want to consult with your accountant before taking such a deduction.

Q: Why are you charging me to access your content? I thought you are non-profit?
A: We're a non-"PROFIT", not a non-revenue. It costs money to develop content, even for a non-profit.

Q: You want me to actually pay for your content? Can't I get this stuff somewhere else for free?
A: Some of it you can, but some you can't. What, do you suppose, is the value of an encyclopedia? Doesn't it allow you to get lots of different kinds of information in one place, without having to use many different sources? The British History Club site is similar in that we aggregate many different types of information related to British History and organize it in a way that is more convenient for you to access and understand than if you had to go to a number of other sites (IF you can find it at all) -- and, if time is money (or even if it's not), that convenience is real value.

Rest assured, the money you pay to access the content DOES NOT pay for Rolls Royces for our staff members, waist-deep carpeting in our offices or luxury condos in Tahiti -- rather, it covers technical and administrative costs and ensures that we'll be around in the future.

Q: How frequently do you refresh your content?
A: Most of what you'll see on the British History Club site is known as "evergreen" content, meaning that it is not dated and doesn't need "factual" refreshment (ie. Henry VIII's birthdate never changes), except for occasional facelifts, which we all will need, sooner or later. But, with that said, there is something new, somewhere on the site, almost every day.

Q: How do I know your content is accurate?
A: How do you know everything you read in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal or the London Times is accurate? The fact is, you don't. So, our advice to you comes from the immortal words of President Ronald Reagan, "Trust, but verify", i.e. assume it's accurate, but check it, anyway.

Our editorial policy is that every effort will be made to publish accurate, reliable information. But, as you would with any other publication, you should approach whatever you read on British History Club with a degree of skepticism and understand that humans sometimes make errors, even when they intend not to. Any errors you find on the site are NOT intentional, but inadvertent. If you do find an error, please email us and let us know.

Some of the material on the site is of a speculative nature -- not of the wild and outlandish variety, but nothing you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt, either. These are human opinions, albeit based on research into historical evidence and years of reading in the field of study. We try to ensure that footnotes are always available, so that the reader can, if he/she so chooses, to follow the trail through the source materials to see if the author's conclusions are warranted by the evidence. Sometimes this isn't possible, due to the particular provenance of the article, but we will always try to make sure the notes are there.

Q: Who writes your material?
A: We have lots of contributors to the British History Club site, most of whom are experts in their field. if you have a question about a particular article or writer, please email us using the "Contact Us" links on every page.

Q: Can I be a contributor to your website?
A: We have contributors from all over the world who have written articles, provided photographs, illustrations and other materials to the British History Club. If you would like to contribute, please query us at british_history_club@earthlink.net.

Q: I see you have a 'Historical Tours' section. Are you a travel site or a content site?
A: Both, actually. We understand that travelers need to have reliable information about where they're going, and that students may want to travel to Britain, someday. So, in a sense, we provide for both needs.

Q: Will you ever offer tours or travel bookings?
A: Probably not, at least not in the usual way. There are lots of ways to buy a plane ticket or rent a hotel room, so we have no interest in competing with the sites who do that. We have among our members several travel agents and we do intend to organize travel for student or other educational groups and, perhaps sometime in the future, offer special historically-oriented tours. But, even if we ever do anything with travel, it won't be our primary business.

Q: Can I use the images or text from the site?
A: No, not without permission. Before using anything on the British History Club site for anything other than private personal use, email us with specific details of the intended use, and we'll get back to you quickly with an answer. We ask that you not use anything from the site until you've asked us.

Q: What is the proper way to attribute British History Club in a bibliography?
A: Cite the Name of the Author (if given; if not, then cite "British History Club Staff Article"), "Title of the Article," URL, date of publication (if given; if not, use copyright date on bottom of page). For example:

British History Club Staff Article, "About the Club," http://www.britishhistoryclub.com/about.html, 2004