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Why don't Americans use the English 'Father Christmas' and instead use the Dutch derived 'Santa Clause'?

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When did Egypt become majority Islamic and what were the Copts response to the Crusades?

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Why is Edward Longshanks (r1272–1307) called Edward I despite there being a previous king of England called Edward (The Confessor, r 1042 – 1066)

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What Language Did The Romano-British Speak?

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What happened in America during the English Civil War?

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How little evidence of Mohammed & early Islam is there?

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Who would have inherited the British throne if Victoria had died before William IV?

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Where Croats, Serbs and Bosniaks once one ethnicity or culture? When was the split?

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When did referring to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as simply "The UK" become common?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why don't Americans use the English 'Father Christmas' and instead use the Dutch derived 'Santa Clause'?	213
When did Egypt become majority Islamic and what were the Copts response to the Crusades?	143
Why is Edward Longshanks (r1272–1307) called Edward I despite there being a previous king of England called Edward (The Confessor, r 1042 – 1066)	75
What Language Did The Romano-British Speak?	30
What happened in America during the English Civil War?	10
How little evidence of Mohammed & early Islam is there?	6
Who would have inherited the British throne if Victoria had died before William IV?	2
Where Croats, Serbs and Bosniaks once one ethnicity or culture? When was the split?	1
When did referring to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as simply "The UK" become common?	1