# "Civil War" in England

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-in-england/829937>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 21, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-in-england/829937 "2019-02-21T01:15:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-in-england/829937/21 "2019-02-22T02:54:58Z")

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> [@DrFidelius](#):
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> Sure, just tell digs that I haven’t had an original idea ever. . .

Yeah, I’m going to call it The Fidelius Game. He’ll become famous, as will anyone who posted to this thread.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-in-england/829937/22 "2019-02-22T21:05:37Z")

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As it happens, I just read Conan Doyle’s “The Five Orange Pips,” and it, too, has a connection between Victorian Britain and the American Civil War. It’s discussed here: [Sherlock Holmes and the American Civil War - I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere](https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/05/sherlock-holmes-and-american-civil-war.html#.XHBjw8BKiUk)

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