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What is the difference between an abbey, a priory and a monastery?

272 upvotes • mjk1093

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How many hours was a typical working week for a laborer in the late middle ages in England?

272 upvotes • Vagantene

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How big of a role did Canada actually play in ww2?

272 upvotes • TyTheRegularGuy

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Roman Legion v. Byzantine Scutatoi

272 upvotes • andyet

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Why was the British Empire able to become so big/powerful when the UK is so small?

272 upvotes • Tomisincharge

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Were there any reports of soldiers dying or being injured from falling coconuts during WWII in the Pacific theater?

272 upvotes • nottyron

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I read on Wikipedia that King James I, of the King James Bible was known to "prefer the company of young men". How credible is this claim?

272 upvotes • Smilin-_-Joe

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When a German or Soviet soldier on the Eastern Front in World War II was killed how were their families typically informed of their deaths?

272 upvotes • RAND0611

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How would life for the average Frenchman in Toulouse, Montpellier or Lyon have differed from one in Paris, Reims or Metz under German occupation in WW2?

272 upvotes • Sir_Batman_of_Loxely

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How close did the 1775 Invasion of Canada by the Americans come to succeeding? Was it realistic for the Americans to think that the Quebecois would support the rebellion if they had captured Quebec City?

272 upvotes • Gradath

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the difference between an abbey, a priory and a monastery?	272	mjk1093
How many hours was a typical working week for a laborer in the late middle ages in England?	272	Vagantene
How big of a role did Canada actually play in ww2?	272	TyTheRegularGuy
Roman Legion v. Byzantine Scutatoi	272	andyet
Why was the British Empire able to become so big/powerful when the UK is so small?	272	Tomisincharge
Were there any reports of soldiers dying or being injured from falling coconuts during WWII in the Pacific theater?	272	nottyron
I read on Wikipedia that King James I, of the King James Bible was known to "prefer the company of young men". How credible is this claim?	272	Smilin-_-Joe
When a German or Soviet soldier on the Eastern Front in World War II was killed how were their families typically informed of their deaths?	272	RAND0611
How would life for the average Frenchman in Toulouse, Montpellier or Lyon have differed from one in Paris, Reims or Metz under German occupation in WW2?	272	Sir_Batman_of_Loxely
How close did the 1775 Invasion of Canada by the Americans come to succeeding? Was it realistic for the Americans to think that the Quebecois would support the rebellion if they had captured Quebec City?	272	Gradath