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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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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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Polish-speaking soldiers served in the Imperial German army during World War 1. Most Poles lived in Prussia - before the formation of the Polnische Wehrmacht in 1917, would they therefore have simply been drafted into Prussian regiments, or were there other dedicated Polish-speaking formations?
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How close did Britain and France really come to war over the Fashoda Incident, and what form would such a war have taken?
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This post in r/Vexillology has some interesting discussion on the origins of the red flag as a revolutionary symbol. Any thoughts?
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How did the various Warsaw Pact governments deal with historic disputes and animosities between their peoples?
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