Q: I was watching an old movie the other day when I heard one of the actors say, "When you take the king's shilling, you march to his commands." Having never heard this phrase before, I am curious as ...

Once a soldier accepted the King's shilling, it was said, he was bound to serve the crown. Uncle Sam is no different. You want Washington's stimulus money? Well, forget cutting the pay of the Obama ...

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A signing bonus, as a means of inducing civilians to enlist in military service, has been used for many years. The British expression, "to take the king's shilling," is a precise reference to how ...