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When were hinged doors invented? What did people use prior to this for keeping buildings weather-tight, and for providing security?

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Did British people say 'hi' in the 1930s and 1940s? If not, what was an equivalent informal greeting that young people would have used?

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Why is the capital city of the UK known as London, rather than Westminster?

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What was the population of Britain in the post-Roman period, and how did it compare to the number of Germanic settlers arriving in the Anglo-Saxon settlement?

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Was all of Northumbria incorporated into the Danelaw? If not, what was the relationship like between English Northumbrians and the Danes, and English Northumbrians and the southern English?

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Was there any interaction between Norse and Sami peoples during the medieval period?

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How strongly connected were the English royal Houses of York and Lancaster with the cities that bear their names?

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How did Northumbrian monks manage to defeat a raiding party of Vikings in 794?

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Titles of early English monarchs.

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In the first days of iron- and iron-clad ships, how did magnetic compasses work aboard? Wouldn't the iron cause them to malfunction?

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When were hinged doors invented? What did people use prior to this for keeping buildings weather-tight, and for providing security?	709
Did British people say 'hi' in the 1930s and 1940s? If not, what was an equivalent informal greeting that young people would have used?	302
Why is the capital city of the UK known as London, rather than Westminster?	46
What was the population of Britain in the post-Roman period, and how did it compare to the number of Germanic settlers arriving in the Anglo-Saxon settlement?	31
Was all of Northumbria incorporated into the Danelaw? If not, what was the relationship like between English Northumbrians and the Danes, and English Northumbrians and the southern English?	30
Was there any interaction between Norse and Sami peoples during the medieval period?	9
How strongly connected were the English royal Houses of York and Lancaster with the cities that bear their names?	8
How did Northumbrian monks manage to defeat a raiding party of Vikings in 794?	7
Titles of early English monarchs.	7
In the first days of iron- and iron-clad ships, how did magnetic compasses work aboard? Wouldn't the iron cause them to malfunction?	7