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How did the French Monarchy justify having royal mistress be an official acknowledged position given the fact that Christianity was such an important part of its ideology?
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How did iron and bronze age civilizations effectively mine the neccessary minerals? How did they find them? How did they transport them and how far?
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Enlistment in the Roman military was 25 years. Was there some way to get out of this in extraordinary circumstances? Such as sole surviving heir to their family's estate.
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Medieval Venice styled itself "The Most Serene Republic of Venice." What was the significance of the self-proclaimed serenity? Did "serene" have a meaning at he time that has been lost since?
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After the Peoples Temple founder Jim Jones and majority of the members died in a mass suicide. What happened to all the properties and possessions of The Peoples Temple? ( including the large piece of land called Jonestown)
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