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Why did the USSR not incorporate Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania etc into the union?

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Were there any "new millenium" celebrations in the year 1000AD?

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In the year 1900 how easily would an "average" Briton be able to recognise an American, Australian, South African etc accent? Would they know they were from abroad?

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Did kings and queens sleep in the same bed on a regular basis?

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We have reached a place where almost everything that occurs is recorded in some way, and even more profoundly the reaction of the people to these events is captured in detail. Contrasting with historiography of the past, what effect will this have for historians of the future?

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When did the Pope start to lose influence over European powers?

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How long did it take the people of England and Scotland to get used to and accept the Union?

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Why and how did the Darien Scheme consume over 20% of Scotland's national wealth?

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During the great period of empire-building, how did the European powers decide where they were going to take next?

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Movement in and out of the USSR was heavily restricted. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, did any of the new states try to maintain this level of limitation of movement for their citizens?

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Why did the USSR not incorporate Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania etc into the union?	630
Were there any "new millenium" celebrations in the year 1000AD?	186
In the year 1900 how easily would an "average" Briton be able to recognise an American, Australian, South African etc accent? Would they know they were from abroad?	146
Did kings and queens sleep in the same bed on a regular basis?	89
We have reached a place where almost everything that occurs is recorded in some way, and even more profoundly the reaction of the people to these events is captured in detail. Contrasting with historiography of the past, what effect will this have for historians of the future?	67
When did the Pope start to lose influence over European powers?	24
How long did it take the people of England and Scotland to get used to and accept the Union?	17
Why and how did the Darien Scheme consume over 20% of Scotland's national wealth?	16
During the great period of empire-building, how did the European powers decide where they were going to take next?	13
Movement in and out of the USSR was heavily restricted. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, did any of the new states try to maintain this level of limitation of movement for their citizens?	11