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Which class of the social pyramid or which societal caste were medieval European doctors, lawyers, historians, engineers, etc. in, and where did they acquire their educations from? Were most of them family trades and businesses, or were their educations received from institutions of renown?

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What was the general reaction of the public in the respective nations who participated in WW1 when war was declared?

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Despite their similar population sizes throughout history, what allowed England to develop such a strong technological advantage over Ireland?

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How fast on average could a sailing ship c. 1800 cross the Atlantic Ocean? What was the shortest/quickest known voyage? What was the longest/slowest?

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How did it become military tradition for many European nations to allow beards in the navy?

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What did Russian revolutionaries think of the Irish Revolutionaries? What of the Irish about the Russians?

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Is it known for certain why the Romans did not expand into Ireland?

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What would have the tattoos of the real Norse looked like?

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Was the Grand Duchy of Finland the only sub-national entity of the Russian Empire to have the semiautonomous rights and privileges that it enjoyed? Or were there other parts of the empire which also had such an arrangement under the tsardom?

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Were medieval European monks allowed any contact with their families?

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Which class of the social pyramid or which societal caste were medieval European doctors, lawyers, historians, engineers, etc. in, and where did they acquire their educations from? Were most of them family trades and businesses, or were their educations received from institutions of renown?	6
What was the general reaction of the public in the respective nations who participated in WW1 when war was declared?	6
Despite their similar population sizes throughout history, what allowed England to develop such a strong technological advantage over Ireland?	6
How fast on average could a sailing ship c. 1800 cross the Atlantic Ocean? What was the shortest/quickest known voyage? What was the longest/slowest?	6
How did it become military tradition for many European nations to allow beards in the navy?	6
What did Russian revolutionaries think of the Irish Revolutionaries? What of the Irish about the Russians?	6
Is it known for certain why the Romans did not expand into Ireland?	5
What would have the tattoos of the real Norse looked like?	5
Was the Grand Duchy of Finland the only sub-national entity of the Russian Empire to have the semiautonomous rights and privileges that it enjoyed? Or were there other parts of the empire which also had such an arrangement under the tsardom?	5
Were medieval European monks allowed any contact with their families?	5