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What was the relationship between the urban societies of the Silk Road cities like Bukhara and Samarkand and the nomadic societies of the Central Asian Steppe?	47
The title of Duke is relatively new in England, having been created by Edward III. How would English Dukes and their Continental counterparts viewed each-other? Would a Duke of Norfolk have been considered an equal in rank to a Duke of Limburg, for example? (2nd attempt asking)	47
How Dutch was William III of England? Was he bilingual? How much did Dutch culture and customs come into the fore in England when he ascended to the throne alongside Mary?	44
The title of Duke is relatively new in England, having been created by Edward III. How would English Dukes and their Continental counterparts viewed each-other? Would a Duke of Norfolk have been considered an equal in rank to a Duke of Saxony or a Duke of Burgundy, for example?	43
Was Oliver Cromwell's relation to Thomas Cromwell commented upon in his day? It feels like the two Cromwells' respective Protestantism and stormy relations with their monarchs would invite comparison.	33
How did the Rajputs go from being the principal rivals of the Mughal Empire to being its strongest supporters? How did this change play out politically within the Rajput states?	27
What type of power and authority would a great magnate like Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby have wielded?	26
While the children and descendants of Edward III's sons would have tumultuous relationships characterized by deposition and civil war, what was the relationship like between the siblings themselves? Did Edward the Black Prince, John of Gaunt, and Edmund of Langley get along?	21
If an objective of the Burgundian Wars for the Duchy of Burgundy was the geographical connection of the Northern and Southern Burgundian lands, how did the Dukes of Burgundy administer their non-contiguous holdings prior to the reign of Charles the Bold?	17
The Pennsylvania Dutch came to America early on (17th-18th century), whereas the bulk of German immigration seems to have happened later on in the 19th century, how did these different cohorts of Germanic immigrants interact with one another?	17

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