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How did the Tories of the UK manage to side with both the Church of England and the Jacobites (Catholics) at the same time in the early 18th century?

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How did the concept of "barbarian" evolve in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire?

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In the Haitian Republic, how did mulattos justify their elite status? Did Afro-Haitians perceive the French culture of mulattos as a deliberate social barrier that discriminated against Afro-Haitians? Was it a real caste system?

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Why did French and other Romance languages borrow the names of the cardinal directions (nord, est, sud, ouest) from Old English, when England wasn't a naval power yet?

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How did people react when they found out that "Wilhelm II's abdication" proclaimed by Max von Baden was false? Did Wilhelm publicly dispute the supposed "abdication"?

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What were the perpetrators of the Ezeiza massacre trying to achieve by it?

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During the Ming-to-Qing transition how rapidly were the different levels of bureaucracy occupied by Manchus? Did Han-Chinese bureaucrats try to resist the solidification of Manchu power?

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Where did the idea that Christmas is more important than Easter originate and how did it spread?

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How did marquises become disassociated from marks?

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Why is Tang, rather than Song, most often seen as the best age of premodern China, even though Song was much more prosperous and "developed" than Tang? Why did Tang get the fame?

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How did the Tories of the UK manage to side with both the Church of England and the Jacobites (Catholics) at the same time in the early 18th century?	3
How did the concept of "barbarian" evolve in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire?	3
In the Haitian Republic, how did mulattos justify their elite status? Did Afro-Haitians perceive the French culture of mulattos as a deliberate social barrier that discriminated against Afro-Haitians? Was it a real caste system?	3
Why did French and other Romance languages borrow the names of the cardinal directions (nord, est, sud, ouest) from Old English, when England wasn't a naval power yet?	3
How did people react when they found out that "Wilhelm II's abdication" proclaimed by Max von Baden was false? Did Wilhelm publicly dispute the supposed "abdication"?	2
What were the perpetrators of the Ezeiza massacre trying to achieve by it?	2
During the Ming-to-Qing transition how rapidly were the different levels of bureaucracy occupied by Manchus? Did Han-Chinese bureaucrats try to resist the solidification of Manchu power?	2
Where did the idea that Christmas is more important than Easter originate and how did it spread?	2
How did marquises become disassociated from marks?	2
Why is Tang, rather than Song, most often seen as the best age of premodern China, even though Song was much more prosperous and "developed" than Tang? Why did Tang get the fame?	2