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Catherine the Great, a 2015 Russian series about the famous empress of the same name. Set in 1700s Russia. Stunning cinematography, costumes, and sets!
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Spontaneous generation is a superseded scientific theory that held that living creatures could arise from nonliving matter and that such processes were commonplace and regular.
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In the new season of Netflix's The Crown, Elizabeth II is shown making thinly disguised remarks regarding Sir Anthony Blunt's being a KGB spy during her speech at an event in his honour. Did the Queen really make such remarks, and if so, was there any public speculation about it?
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In the documentary series, A Stitch in Time (2018), it is suggested that Charles II of England shifted his fashion style from the traditional luxury of prior kings to a simpler style in order to be a "man of the people". Is there evidence to suggest that this was his intention?
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In The Last Kingdom, Alfred the Great is depicted as being a particularly religious king. Is his devout Christianity supported by historical evidence?
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