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There are protests planned during the coronation of Charles III. Did previous monarch experience similar protests in the lead up to their coronations?	987
It's 1793 and my sister has been sentenced to transportation to the Australian penal colonies... all for stealing some cloth. Aside from being arrested and convicted like her, will I see her again? Can we send letters to each other? Or will she be gone from our lives forever?	560
How was it that crafts such as knitting, crochet, and cross stitch evolved from being practiced by exclusively male-dominated guilds in medieval times to being seen as "for girls" today?	40
Were there any attempts by the Austrian Habsburgs to try and save Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution? And what was their reaction to her execution.	19
It’s 1942, and I’m a Japanese citizen living in Tokyo. I have some relatives who emigrated to the USA a few years ago. Would I be aware that they’re currently being held in an internment camp?	18
I am a Parisian in 1793 who used to work for the noble class (for example: laceworker, pastry cook, wig maker, valet or chambermaid). What steps would I take to avoid following my former noble patrons to the guillotine?	17
I am an opera lover living in late-18th century Europe. Since I can't go to the opera every night, is there sheet music of my favorite songs from my favorite shows available for sale? And where can I get them?	15
Because of her intense friendship with her sister-in-law Marie Christine of Austria, some suggested that Isabella of Parma may have had a lesbian crush on her. What was the extent of their affection in the Habsburg court, and how much did her husband and mother-in-law know?	13

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