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Have there been any scholarly attempts to estimate how many Bothans died to bring the Rebels this information?

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What happened to Pharaonic monuments, statues, etc. after the decline of Egyptian polytheism and the spread of Christianity? What about Islam?

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Scholarly opinions of John Man's "Marco Polo: The Journey that Changed the World"?

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Henry VIII's entourage at the Field of the Cloth of Gold included "300 servants, of whom 12 shall be chaplains and 50 gentlemen." What was special about the chaplains and gentlemen?

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Did Spain colonize south of California/Florida because Spain is a hot(ter) country?

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Was it common in Colonial times for soldiers to be quartered in a citizen's house against their wishes?

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If two leaders who rule by divine right belong to different religions that consider the other incorrect or blasphemous are on good terms, how would they acknowledge the other's right to rule?

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Some European immigrants to North America changed their last names to sound less "foreign." Have there been similar phenomena among non-European populations immigrating to North America or elsewhere?

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When did the settlers of Plymouth Rock start to be referred to as "pilgrims"?

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How long had Arab or Arabic-speaking peoples been fluent in Greek and Latin before the "Translation Movement" began in earnest?

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Have there been any scholarly attempts to estimate how many Bothans died to bring the Rebels this information?	36
What happened to Pharaonic monuments, statues, etc. after the decline of Egyptian polytheism and the spread of Christianity? What about Islam?	35
Scholarly opinions of John Man's "Marco Polo: The Journey that Changed the World"?	29
Henry VIII's entourage at the Field of the Cloth of Gold included "300 servants, of whom 12 shall be chaplains and 50 gentlemen." What was special about the chaplains and gentlemen?	27
Did Spain colonize south of California/Florida because Spain is a hot(ter) country?	21
Was it common in Colonial times for soldiers to be quartered in a citizen's house against their wishes?	20
If two leaders who rule by divine right belong to different religions that consider the other incorrect or blasphemous are on good terms, how would they acknowledge the other's right to rule?	19
Some European immigrants to North America changed their last names to sound less "foreign." Have there been similar phenomena among non-European populations immigrating to North America or elsewhere?	17
When did the settlers of Plymouth Rock start to be referred to as "pilgrims"?	14
How long had Arab or Arabic-speaking peoples been fluent in Greek and Latin before the "Translation Movement" began in earnest?	14