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How come actors in especially medieval war movies or tv shows have a British accent even though the character is, for example, French. Is this just another jab at the French? Or was there historical consideration made before choosing the accents

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How much did perfume used to cost?

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How was it possible for Alan Rufus to be richer than William the Conqueror?

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Did Indigenous Americans develop Bows and Arrows independently of the Europeans?

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Why was sexual violence so prevalent during WW2 NSFW

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What do we know about the Golden Horde? Is there much in the way of a material or textual record?

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Was the Holocaust ultimately an asset for the German war effort in World War 2?

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How equal did America view Britain during the Second World War

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In 'Girl Meets World' it is claimed that Iceland and Greenland was so named by the Vikings so as to confuse other civilizations and have them try to settle the wrong area. Is this true and if not why were they named the way they are up to the present?

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How did antebellum Southerners and Confederates who espoused the "moral uplift" ideology of American slavery possibly rationalize the fact that teaching slaves to read was illegal in most slave states?

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How come actors in especially medieval war movies or tv shows have a British accent even though the character is, for example, French. Is this just another jab at the French? Or was there historical consideration made before choosing the accents	4
How much did perfume used to cost?	4
How was it possible for Alan Rufus to be richer than William the Conqueror?	4
Did Indigenous Americans develop Bows and Arrows independently of the Europeans?	4
Why was sexual violence so prevalent during WW2 NSFW	4
What do we know about the Golden Horde? Is there much in the way of a material or textual record?	4
Was the Holocaust ultimately an asset for the German war effort in World War 2?	4
How equal did America view Britain during the Second World War	4
In 'Girl Meets World' it is claimed that Iceland and Greenland was so named by the Vikings so as to confuse other civilizations and have them try to settle the wrong area. Is this true and if not why were they named the way they are up to the present?	4
How did antebellum Southerners and Confederates who espoused the "moral uplift" ideology of American slavery possibly rationalize the fact that teaching slaves to read was illegal in most slave states?	4