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In the Sherlock Holmes stories, Holmes and Watson keep addressing each other by their surnames, even after decades of friendship. Was this typical etiquette in Britain at the time?

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Benjamin Disraeli persuaded Queen Victoria to not use the title "Empress of Great Britain, Ireland and India" and use the title "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India" to avoid controversy. What controversy it would have caused? Was it avoided?

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Did anyone object to Ottoman sultans appointing the Patriarch of Constantinople?

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How were titles of nobility bought and sold in medieval Europe?

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One of explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s last messages contained a plea that the wives and children of his lost expedition should be cared for. Did the British government carry out this wish? [repost]

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How were titles of nobility sold in medieval Europe?

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Were Martin Luther King, Jr.'s extramarital affairs real?

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What caused the Great Vowel Shift, and how do we know about it?

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Did C. S. Lewis's radio broadcasts have a significant impact on British morale during WWII?

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Historian Peter Green proposed in 1974 that Alexander the Great covered up an initial defeat at the Battle of the Granicus. What do other historians think of his proposal?

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In the Sherlock Holmes stories, Holmes and Watson keep addressing each other by their surnames, even after decades of friendship. Was this typical etiquette in Britain at the time?	486
Benjamin Disraeli persuaded Queen Victoria to not use the title "Empress of Great Britain, Ireland and India" and use the title "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India" to avoid controversy. What controversy it would have caused? Was it avoided?	333
Did anyone object to Ottoman sultans appointing the Patriarch of Constantinople?	151
How were titles of nobility bought and sold in medieval Europe?	88
One of explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s last messages contained a plea that the wives and children of his lost expedition should be cared for. Did the British government carry out this wish? [repost]	71
How were titles of nobility sold in medieval Europe?	48
Were Martin Luther King, Jr.'s extramarital affairs real?	43
What caused the Great Vowel Shift, and how do we know about it?	37
Did C. S. Lewis's radio broadcasts have a significant impact on British morale during WWII?	31
Historian Peter Green proposed in 1974 that Alexander the Great covered up an initial defeat at the Battle of the Granicus. What do other historians think of his proposal?	27