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What is the history and origin of Mac or Mc in a surname?

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Why did so many French Canadians move to New England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

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What kind of questions would medieval merchants be asked when approaching tolling gates/bridges into main cities?

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What were the various opinions of the American founding fathers towards the War of 1812?

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What language did the Norse-Gaels speak, and which culture was more influential of the two for the Norse-Gael people?

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Why does it seem like the Roman name Quintus is a common go-to as a stereotypical Latin name? Why do we hear less of men named Primus, Secundus, Tertius, or Quartus?

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With their invitation of Prince Louis to England in 1216 in opposition to King John, were the revolting Barons against his reign hoping to merge the kingdoms of England and France under one ruler and one crown, or were they simply seeking to overthrow King John and the Plantagenet dynasty?

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If it is known that Old Dutch (and through that, modern Dutch) evolved out of Frankish, what language(s) dominated what is now the Netherlands and Belgium prior to the expanses of the Franks in the early Dark Ages?

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What were relations like between the newly acquired (Catholic) subjects of French Canada and the (very Protestant) Thirteen Colonies for the years between the end of the French & Indian War and the start of the American Revolution, when they were both under British rule simultaneously?

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It is well known that Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, lost an eye due to a combat wound. How was such a surgical operation performed back in the classical era?

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What is the history and origin of Mac or Mc in a surname?	7
Why did so many French Canadians move to New England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?	7
What kind of questions would medieval merchants be asked when approaching tolling gates/bridges into main cities?	7
What were the various opinions of the American founding fathers towards the War of 1812?	7
What language did the Norse-Gaels speak, and which culture was more influential of the two for the Norse-Gael people?	7
Why does it seem like the Roman name Quintus is a common go-to as a stereotypical Latin name? Why do we hear less of men named Primus, Secundus, Tertius, or Quartus?	7
With their invitation of Prince Louis to England in 1216 in opposition to King John, were the revolting Barons against his reign hoping to merge the kingdoms of England and France under one ruler and one crown, or were they simply seeking to overthrow King John and the Plantagenet dynasty?	7
If it is known that Old Dutch (and through that, modern Dutch) evolved out of Frankish, what language(s) dominated what is now the Netherlands and Belgium prior to the expanses of the Franks in the early Dark Ages?	7
What were relations like between the newly acquired (Catholic) subjects of French Canada and the (very Protestant) Thirteen Colonies for the years between the end of the French & Indian War and the start of the American Revolution, when they were both under British rule simultaneously?	6
It is well known that Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, lost an eye due to a combat wound. How was such a surgical operation performed back in the classical era?	6