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Was “guv’nor” ever actually used as a term of respect in Victorian England, or is that just a fanciful affectation?

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History graduate with no direction. Not sure what to do. Any advice or guidance?

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It's 1500s Britain and I'm marrying your daughter. Do I owe you a bride price? Or do you owe me a dowry? How do you decide?

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Were there any successful gulag uprisings?

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In the HBO series Rome, Calpurnia has a woman lactate into the dead Caesar’s mouth. What is the purpose behind this custom?

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Were prisons in the US segregated? And if so, what was the transition period like?

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In the Song-Ming period, how did a Chinese peasant, or not one who was very successful in official examinations/monastic life, understand Confucianism or Buddhism?

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Why didn’t wealthy romans in the 4th or 5th century helped the state with contributions so a proper army could be raised?

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What happened to the 50 Iroquois chiefs captured by Jacques-Rene de Brisay de Denonville and sent to France as galley slaves? Did any of them escape and make it back to the Americas?

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[deleted by user]	40
Was “guv’nor” ever actually used as a term of respect in Victorian England, or is that just a fanciful affectation?	40
History graduate with no direction. Not sure what to do. Any advice or guidance?	40
It's 1500s Britain and I'm marrying your daughter. Do I owe you a bride price? Or do you owe me a dowry? How do you decide?	40
Were there any successful gulag uprisings?	40
In the HBO series Rome, Calpurnia has a woman lactate into the dead Caesar’s mouth. What is the purpose behind this custom?	40
Were prisons in the US segregated? And if so, what was the transition period like?	40
In the Song-Ming period, how did a Chinese peasant, or not one who was very successful in official examinations/monastic life, understand Confucianism or Buddhism?	40
Why didn’t wealthy romans in the 4th or 5th century helped the state with contributions so a proper army could be raised?	40
What happened to the 50 Iroquois chiefs captured by Jacques-Rene de Brisay de Denonville and sent to France as galley slaves? Did any of them escape and make it back to the Americas?	40