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How come Dutch isn't spoken in Indonesia while English, French and Portugese is in their former colonies?

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How much marriage was there between high nobility from different countries in Middle Ages?

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How was the actual, physical division of Berlin decided upon after WW2?

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During Falklands War why did Argentinian air force use smaller air attacks against RN rather than larger one that had a better chance of overwhelming air defences?

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Was conquest of Granada in 1492 seen as "payback" for fall of Constantinople?

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Only two English monarchs got moniker "the Great". Why so few?

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Why didn't early Imperial Rome raise more legions?

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Given the controversies surrounding and attention given to 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin (both then and now) why are winter Olympics also held in Germany in the same year virtually ignored?

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Given that Elizabeth I's of England not marrying generally seen in positive light was there any contemporary or soon after it criticism that this resulted in end of Tudor dynasty?

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How much of an issue was the language barrier in England right after Norman conquest?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come Dutch isn't spoken in Indonesia while English, French and Portugese is in their former colonies?	206
How much marriage was there between high nobility from different countries in Middle Ages?	19
How was the actual, physical division of Berlin decided upon after WW2?	12
During Falklands War why did Argentinian air force use smaller air attacks against RN rather than larger one that had a better chance of overwhelming air defences?	11
Was conquest of Granada in 1492 seen as "payback" for fall of Constantinople?	10
Only two English monarchs got moniker "the Great". Why so few?	10
Why didn't early Imperial Rome raise more legions?	9
Given the controversies surrounding and attention given to 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin (both then and now) why are winter Olympics also held in Germany in the same year virtually ignored?	5
Given that Elizabeth I's of England not marrying generally seen in positive light was there any contemporary or soon after it criticism that this resulted in end of Tudor dynasty?	4
How much of an issue was the language barrier in England right after Norman conquest?	3