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It is easily forgotten that most pre-modern people and even many communities today are multilingual, but were languages beyond the first usually learned in childhood, or in adulthood?
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Compared to continental Western Europe, Britain appears to have 'de-Romanised' much more dramatically after the end of the Western Roman Empire. Why was this, or if it wasn't actually the case, what might cause this impression?
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How much foreign interest was there in the English Civil War, and were attempts made by continental powers to capitalise on it?
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How responsible was Western engagement with Japan for the Bakumatsu (fall of the Shogunate)? Was it a cause in itself, did it exacerbate or catalyse existing tensions, or was it largely incidental?
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How did Mongol Yuan rule end in Korea and Manchuria? Did the Red Turbans get that far northeast, or were there separate, local uprisings concurrent with the revolt in China? Or did the loss of China make holding the other regions logistically impossible?
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In Spike Jones' "Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Jeep", a soldier takes his girlfriend for a ride in his jeep. Was it a common occurrence for vehicle drivers in the US army to give civilians a lift in WW2?
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Apparently, British cavalry officer Louis Edward Nolan, who played a prominent part (and was killed) in the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in 1854, remained on the Austrian Army roll until 1899. Was he getting paid, if so who got the money, and why did it take so long anyway?
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Did Hong Kong make any sort of significant contribution to the British economy, particularly in the postwar period?
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