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How good a general was Montgomery, really?

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Was the justification for Henry V's war given in Shakespeare's play used at the time, and did it have merit?

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Any recommendations for initial reading on the Napoleonic Wars that isn't a biography of Napoleon but a more general view?

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In the lead up to WWI, certain powers such as Austria-Hungary, China and the Ottoman Empire were seen as being "in decline" and thus as potential targets for more vigorous powers. What forms did such "decline" and "vigour" take?

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Why did East German sports teams wear blue?

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What was the role of England in the failure of the Darien Scheme? Active sabotage? Mere sitting-on-hands?

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I have a dim recollection from school of an incident in the 19th century where a ship carrying, among others, a large number of nuns was caught in a storm and lost with all hands. As a result many Britons were said to have lost faith and Britain became more secularised. Help me find more?

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How much credence is there in the claim that the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Olympics was done to prevent a crackdown on performance-enhancing drugs exposing a massive national doping campaign?

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How did the depiction of Vikings as wearing horned helmets become so ingrained in Western culture?

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What is current thinking on the veracity or otherwise of the Trojan Horse legend?

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How good a general was Montgomery, really?	3
Was the justification for Henry V's war given in Shakespeare's play used at the time, and did it have merit?	3
Any recommendations for initial reading on the Napoleonic Wars that isn't a biography of Napoleon but a more general view?	2
In the lead up to WWI, certain powers such as Austria-Hungary, China and the Ottoman Empire were seen as being "in decline" and thus as potential targets for more vigorous powers. What forms did such "decline" and "vigour" take?	2
Why did East German sports teams wear blue?	2
What was the role of England in the failure of the Darien Scheme? Active sabotage? Mere sitting-on-hands?	2
I have a dim recollection from school of an incident in the 19th century where a ship carrying, among others, a large number of nuns was caught in a storm and lost with all hands. As a result many Britons were said to have lost faith and Britain became more secularised. Help me find more?	2
How much credence is there in the claim that the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Olympics was done to prevent a crackdown on performance-enhancing drugs exposing a massive national doping campaign?	2
How did the depiction of Vikings as wearing horned helmets become so ingrained in Western culture?	2
What is current thinking on the veracity or otherwise of the Trojan Horse legend?	2