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What's the history of the "Marshal Wade" verse of the British National Anthem?

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What do we know about the Ostbatallions in Normandy 1944?

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Calais was English for centuries and AFAIK had a widely English-speaking population for some of that time. Did it ever acquire an "anglicised" name or pronunciation, and if so, when did it fall out of use?

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When and why did it become common for garments sold on the high street to have nonsense phrases on?

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In WW1, how did the instructions from the top-level Generals/Field-Marshals etc get translated down to the lower levels of command?

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A backfiring car masking or being mistaken for a gunshot is a staple of crime fiction. I don't believe I, at 41, have ever actually heard one. What is a "backfire", how common was it, when did it stop being a thing cars did and was it really that easily mistaken for a gunshot?

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What can you tell me about this artwork, apparently a 15th century French depiction of cave-people? (link in explanation)

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Same-sex marriages in the 1990s

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Thoughts on this WWI thread in /r/history?

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When and why did English rural architecture switch from being primarily wooden to predominantly stone and brick?

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What's the history of the "Marshal Wade" verse of the British National Anthem?	11
What do we know about the Ostbatallions in Normandy 1944?	11
Calais was English for centuries and AFAIK had a widely English-speaking population for some of that time. Did it ever acquire an "anglicised" name or pronunciation, and if so, when did it fall out of use?	11
When and why did it become common for garments sold on the high street to have nonsense phrases on?	11
In WW1, how did the instructions from the top-level Generals/Field-Marshals etc get translated down to the lower levels of command?	10
A backfiring car masking or being mistaken for a gunshot is a staple of crime fiction. I don't believe I, at 41, have ever actually heard one. What is a "backfire", how common was it, when did it stop being a thing cars did and was it really that easily mistaken for a gunshot?	10
What can you tell me about this artwork, apparently a 15th century French depiction of cave-people? (link in explanation)	9
Same-sex marriages in the 1990s	9
Thoughts on this WWI thread in /r/history?	9
When and why did English rural architecture switch from being primarily wooden to predominantly stone and brick?	8