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When Empress Matilda left Germany for Normandy and eventually England to pursue her claim to the throne, did any german knights/retainers remain in her service?

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What is the history of pole dancing? How did it become so ubiquitous ?

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17 States joined the Union during or after the Civil War; How did this affect the powers and responsibilities written into their individual Constitutions? Were pre-War States more powerful?

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Otto IV of the HRE, The Usurper. Why did he make a claim on the Throne when there were clear Hohenstaufen heirs?

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Did the US constitution or Articles of Confederation have any influence on the constitution of the German Confederation? Things to emulate or avoid?

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What happened to the Mughal imperial family after Victoria became Empress of India? Any Mughal monarchists in 1947?

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Did castles of the Teutonic Order in the Baltic follow any kind of standardized pattern or was every castle and outpost unique?

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When the Dutch fought for independence from Spanish overlordship, were they already separate from the Holy Roman Empire or was independence from the Spanish Habsburgs the same as independence from the HRE?

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The later Holy Roman Empire had many 'leagues' political & defensive unions with various loyalties to the Emperors, What lead the old Swiss Confederacy to become independent?

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What factors lead to the HRE not having a university north of the Alps for centuries after establishing the University of Bologna within the Kingdom of Italy, HRE?

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When Empress Matilda left Germany for Normandy and eventually England to pursue her claim to the throne, did any german knights/retainers remain in her service?	14
What is the history of pole dancing? How did it become so ubiquitous ?	13
17 States joined the Union during or after the Civil War; How did this affect the powers and responsibilities written into their individual Constitutions? Were pre-War States more powerful?	13
Otto IV of the HRE, The Usurper. Why did he make a claim on the Throne when there were clear Hohenstaufen heirs?	12
Did the US constitution or Articles of Confederation have any influence on the constitution of the German Confederation? Things to emulate or avoid?	11
What happened to the Mughal imperial family after Victoria became Empress of India? Any Mughal monarchists in 1947?	11
Did castles of the Teutonic Order in the Baltic follow any kind of standardized pattern or was every castle and outpost unique?	11
When the Dutch fought for independence from Spanish overlordship, were they already separate from the Holy Roman Empire or was independence from the Spanish Habsburgs the same as independence from the HRE?	10
The later Holy Roman Empire had many 'leagues' political & defensive unions with various loyalties to the Emperors, What lead the old Swiss Confederacy to become independent?	10
What factors lead to the HRE not having a university north of the Alps for centuries after establishing the University of Bologna within the Kingdom of Italy, HRE?	10