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Is there a historical reason why cobblers provides services beyond shoe repair ?(key cutting, engraving etc.)

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When did apple and orange juice became the common beverage served during breakfast? And is there a particular reason why?

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[WP] you live in a society where magic is commonplace. However to have even the simplest spell cast, one needs to submit a form to the local council and go through the very thorough and byzantine bureaucracy before appropriate permission is granted.

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in 1525 Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow issued a monition of cursing against Border Reivers. What was the general attitude on cursing during this period?

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It is the High Middle Ages and I have been elected as a Bishop in England, what would be my travel arrangements and my journey be like when I go to collect my pallium in Rome?

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[WP] You’ve made contact to a yet undiscovered tribe in the pacific, they all wear European Renaissance clothing, speaks in Early Modern English, and worships a deity known as “He Who Shakes the Spear”

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When did cookbooks started to provide weights and measures in their recipes? And were there any particular factors that started this trend?

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[WP] It is England in the 1300’s. You are a newly appointed attorney, ready to make a mark in the medieval justice system. For your first case you must represent a peasant trying to win custody over a prized hen.

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What calendar did they use in Pre-Islamic Arabia?

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When George I ascended to the British Throne, there were some rioting in the country in protest; What were the reaction in Hanover?

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Is there a historical reason why cobblers provides services beyond shoe repair ?(key cutting, engraving etc.)	225	AskHistorians
When did apple and orange juice became the common beverage served during breakfast? And is there a particular reason why?	52	AskHistorians
[WP] you live in a society where magic is commonplace. However to have even the simplest spell cast, one needs to submit a form to the local council and go through the very thorough and byzantine bureaucracy before appropriate permission is granted.	15	WritingPrompts
in 1525 Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow issued a monition of cursing against Border Reivers. What was the general attitude on cursing during this period?	13	AskHistorians
It is the High Middle Ages and I have been elected as a Bishop in England, what would be my travel arrangements and my journey be like when I go to collect my pallium in Rome?	12	AskHistorians
[WP] You’ve made contact to a yet undiscovered tribe in the pacific, they all wear European Renaissance clothing, speaks in Early Modern English, and worships a deity known as “He Who Shakes the Spear”	9	WritingPrompts
When did cookbooks started to provide weights and measures in their recipes? And were there any particular factors that started this trend?	7	AskHistorians
[WP] It is England in the 1300’s. You are a newly appointed attorney, ready to make a mark in the medieval justice system. For your first case you must represent a peasant trying to win custody over a prized hen.	7	WritingPrompts
What calendar did they use in Pre-Islamic Arabia?	5	AskHistorians
When George I ascended to the British Throne, there were some rioting in the country in protest; What were the reaction in Hanover?	5	AskHistorians