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Were the Romans aware that an eclipse of the Sun was caused by the Moon blocking its light?

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Peartree Church in Southampton claims to be the oldest Anglican church in the world "being the first church built (1618) and consecrated (1620) after the Reformation". That date sounds quite late to me. What reasonable definitions might we have for the "end" of the English Reformation?

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What kind of state bureaucracy was there in Anglo-Saxon England? Who collected and assessed the taxes?

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Where is KIC 8006161?

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How closely was abolition tied to Evangelicalism?

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Was Empress Dowager Cixi "the concubine who launched modern China", or just a reactionary xenophobe?

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Why are Quebec and Ontario so full of little lakes?

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How similar are the flora & fauna of New Zealand to the other islands of the pacific?

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Why did gun control (and the general gun "philosophy") follow such different trajectories in Britain and the US, when both have a Bill of Rights guaranteeing the right to bear arms? (Well-cited history answers please, not just opinions!)

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I read that the first university in the New World was founded in Mexico in 1544. What university is this?

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Were the Romans aware that an eclipse of the Sun was caused by the Moon blocking its light?	9	AskHistorians
Peartree Church in Southampton claims to be the oldest Anglican church in the world "being the first church built (1618) and consecrated (1620) after the Reformation". That date sounds quite late to me. What reasonable definitions might we have for the "end" of the English Reformation?	9	AskHistorians
What kind of state bureaucracy was there in Anglo-Saxon England? Who collected and assessed the taxes?	8	AskHistorians
Where is KIC 8006161?	6	askscience
How closely was abolition tied to Evangelicalism?	6	AskHistorians
Was Empress Dowager Cixi "the concubine who launched modern China", or just a reactionary xenophobe?	5	AskHistorians
Why are Quebec and Ontario so full of little lakes?	5	askscience
How similar are the flora & fauna of New Zealand to the other islands of the pacific?	5	askscience
Why did gun control (and the general gun "philosophy") follow such different trajectories in Britain and the US, when both have a Bill of Rights guaranteeing the right to bear arms? (Well-cited history answers please, not just opinions!)	5	AskHistorians
I read that the first university in the New World was founded in Mexico in 1544. What university is this?	4	AskHistorians