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Edward the Black Prince is buried in Canterbury Cathedral, the same place where the remains of Thomas Becket are housed. How did later Plantagenets reconcile the veneration of Becket with the fact that their ancestor Henry II was responsible, to at least some degree, for Becket's murder?
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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?
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The Grey and Black Musketeers of France were named for the color of their horses, as were the Scots Greys. Was it logistically challenging to assemble large numbers of mounts of the same coat color?
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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?
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