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I'm fascinated with the idea of ancient bits of language and folklore being preserved in children's playground games amd rhymes. Where can I read more?

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Watching Ken Burns' new series on Vietnam, I'm struck by how much detail soldiers appear to be able to give in their letters home. Was this a change in policy compared to earlier conflicts, or have I just not come across similar letters from WW2?

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What is the story behind Brazilian footballers using "stage names" like Pele?

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In around 300AD, the wooden Roman fortress at Eboracum, modern York, was rebuilt in stone. Who would have performed the labour? The soldiers, local hired labour, enslaved labour?

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Each of the Republics of the Soviet Union had its own flag - all variations on the hammer-and-sickle-on-red theme. How widely were they used and flown? Was the flag of, say, the Ukraine SSR only really found on the buildings of the state government, or did ordinary people fly and identify with it?

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Listening to various accounts of Norse and English armies chasing each other round the place, how did they find their way around - what was the state of mapping?

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What was everyday life like in Vichy France?

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Just watching a BBC documentary on the Indus Valley, and it talks about the Greek influence on the area following Alexander the Great. But what influences went the other way? How did Greek/Macedonian society change as a result of the interaction of cultures?

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King John's siege of York.

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When gemstones were cut in the European style, what happened to the offcuts in the era before the use of industrial diamonds?

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I'm fascinated with the idea of ancient bits of language and folklore being preserved in children's playground games amd rhymes. Where can I read more?	34
Watching Ken Burns' new series on Vietnam, I'm struck by how much detail soldiers appear to be able to give in their letters home. Was this a change in policy compared to earlier conflicts, or have I just not come across similar letters from WW2?	33
What is the story behind Brazilian footballers using "stage names" like Pele?	33
In around 300AD, the wooden Roman fortress at Eboracum, modern York, was rebuilt in stone. Who would have performed the labour? The soldiers, local hired labour, enslaved labour?	32
Each of the Republics of the Soviet Union had its own flag - all variations on the hammer-and-sickle-on-red theme. How widely were they used and flown? Was the flag of, say, the Ukraine SSR only really found on the buildings of the state government, or did ordinary people fly and identify with it?	32
Listening to various accounts of Norse and English armies chasing each other round the place, how did they find their way around - what was the state of mapping?	31
What was everyday life like in Vichy France?	29
Just watching a BBC documentary on the Indus Valley, and it talks about the Greek influence on the area following Alexander the Great. But what influences went the other way? How did Greek/Macedonian society change as a result of the interaction of cultures?	29
King John's siege of York.	29
When gemstones were cut in the European style, what happened to the offcuts in the era before the use of industrial diamonds?	28