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Was the view of "love" very cynical in the late Tudor era in England, and would their have been very different ideals of love between men and women - or was everyone pretty much on the same page?

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Was there a timekeeper in Victorian England who 'pranked' the country by setting the Greenwich Royal Observatory clock ahead seven minutes?

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Why, throughout my childhood (attending a state school in 1980s Scotland) did I learn to hate the English and everything associated with Englishness?

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Did the Roman Provinces benefit from Roman Rule?

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Chinese made goods are often thought of as cheaply made and generally of poor quality. When did this stereotype develop, and why?

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What is the context of Jefferson's famous quote about the Native Americans being engaged in a 'war of extermination' with the Americans?

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Did Hittites have a written record of planets and fixed stars?

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Why did the Umayyad Arabs move their capital to non-Arab Damascus?

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Do historians take Procopius’ Secret History legitimately? Justinian is widely regarded as one of the best Roman Emperors but The Secret History is sometimes used to discredit him, but other times I see it regarded as nothing more than slander.

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Who lived in Britain and Ireland before the Celts?

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Was the view of "love" very cynical in the late Tudor era in England, and would their have been very different ideals of love between men and women - or was everyone pretty much on the same page?	7
Was there a timekeeper in Victorian England who 'pranked' the country by setting the Greenwich Royal Observatory clock ahead seven minutes?	7
Why, throughout my childhood (attending a state school in 1980s Scotland) did I learn to hate the English and everything associated with Englishness?	7
Did the Roman Provinces benefit from Roman Rule?	7
Chinese made goods are often thought of as cheaply made and generally of poor quality. When did this stereotype develop, and why?	7
What is the context of Jefferson's famous quote about the Native Americans being engaged in a 'war of extermination' with the Americans?	7
Did Hittites have a written record of planets and fixed stars?	7
Why did the Umayyad Arabs move their capital to non-Arab Damascus?	7
Do historians take Procopius’ Secret History legitimately? Justinian is widely regarded as one of the best Roman Emperors but The Secret History is sometimes used to discredit him, but other times I see it regarded as nothing more than slander.	7
Who lived in Britain and Ireland before the Celts?	7