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What was the average British parliamentary backbencher doing during the Second World War? Did parliament meet often?

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What degree of control could the European powers realistically exert on their colonial subjects during the Scramble for Africa period?

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Are there any English translations of "Boris I, Rei d'Andorra" by Antoni Morelli Mora?

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What were the foreign policy attitudes of the Tories and Whigs in the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars?

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We often hear about great warrior kings who build their reputation on military expansion. Who are some monarchs of the Middle Ages who were particularly skilled administrators or bureaucrats, but who oversaw little to no military expansion of their kingdom?

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Before the Duke of Wellington, who was the most famous British General of the Napoleonic Wars?

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Every so often in the United Kingdom there's a scare that the monarchy is going to get abolished, but it never does. After the Restoration, at what point did Britain come closest to abolishing its monarchy?

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Is there a recorded case of a spy being conscripted into an opposing army during the Second World War?

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What was the average British parliamentary backbencher doing during the Second World War? Did parliament meet often?	3
What degree of control could the European powers realistically exert on their colonial subjects during the Scramble for Africa period?	2
Are there any English translations of "Boris I, Rei d'Andorra" by Antoni Morelli Mora?	2
What were the foreign policy attitudes of the Tories and Whigs in the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars?	1
We often hear about great warrior kings who build their reputation on military expansion. Who are some monarchs of the Middle Ages who were particularly skilled administrators or bureaucrats, but who oversaw little to no military expansion of their kingdom?	1
Before the Duke of Wellington, who was the most famous British General of the Napoleonic Wars?	1
Every so often in the United Kingdom there's a scare that the monarchy is going to get abolished, but it never does. After the Restoration, at what point did Britain come closest to abolishing its monarchy?	1
Is there a recorded case of a spy being conscripted into an opposing army during the Second World War?	0