Chinese checkers finishers. The rules are simple, so even young children can play. Despite its name, the game is not a variation of checkers, nor did it originate in China or any part of Asia (whereas the game 象棋 "xiangqi", or "Chinese chess", is from China). The game was invented in Germany in 1892 under the name "Stern-Halma" as a variation of the older American game Halma. The "Stern" (German for "star") refers to the board's star shape (in contrast to the square board used in Halma). The name "Chinese Checkers" originated in the United States as a marketing scheme by Bill
Chequers Ring Home family until it was acquired by Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham. Lee presented his country house at Chequers and its collection to the British nation, for use as the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The ring is still housed at Chequers. It was loaned for the first time in 2002 to be exhibited at the National Maritime Museum, and went on public display for the first time in March 2003. Chequers Ring The Chequers Ring is one of the few surviving pieces of jewellery worn by Queen Elizabeth I of England. The