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During Hideyori's attempted conquest of Korea, what was the involvement of the Japanese emperor?

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During WWII, the former Edward VIII was appointed governor of the Bahamas. How common was it that a member of the royal family governed a colony?

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How/why did sailing ships replace oared ships in warfare? Wouldn't oars have an advantage over sails when there was no wind?

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How did the French Revolution reach the provinces? Was there any provincial attempts to disregard the new Revolutionary authorities in Paris?

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Why were palace economies replaced by seemingly less organized ones?

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Did women in arranged or unwanted marriages ever flee to convents in the Middle Ages?

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Why did the American Revolution bankrupt France but not Great Britain?

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Why did Bowing die out in Europe, but persist in East Asia?

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Certain Abbasid caliphs famously tried to suppress and kill recalcitrant clerics. Was there ever any other attempt by Islamic Caliphs or Sultans to break the power of the 'ulema or Islamic clergy?

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Is there any evidence that Chinese Heaven (Tian) and the Turkic/Mongolian sky-god Tengri were/are related?

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During Hideyori's attempted conquest of Korea, what was the involvement of the Japanese emperor?	2
During WWII, the former Edward VIII was appointed governor of the Bahamas. How common was it that a member of the royal family governed a colony?	2
How/why did sailing ships replace oared ships in warfare? Wouldn't oars have an advantage over sails when there was no wind?	2
How did the French Revolution reach the provinces? Was there any provincial attempts to disregard the new Revolutionary authorities in Paris?	2
Why were palace economies replaced by seemingly less organized ones?	2
Did women in arranged or unwanted marriages ever flee to convents in the Middle Ages?	2
Why did the American Revolution bankrupt France but not Great Britain?	2
Why did Bowing die out in Europe, but persist in East Asia?	2
Certain Abbasid caliphs famously tried to suppress and kill recalcitrant clerics. Was there ever any other attempt by Islamic Caliphs or Sultans to break the power of the 'ulema or Islamic clergy?	2
Is there any evidence that Chinese Heaven (Tian) and the Turkic/Mongolian sky-god Tengri were/are related?	2