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How aware were the English of their Norman/Viking/Varangian heritage in the time of Shakespeare? Would the Viking sagas have been available? Would the layman know who you were referring to if you said Ragnar Lothbrok or an iteration of that name?
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In Jamaican plantations, where slaves outnumbered whites 9 to 1, what prevented the slaves from revolting?
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How did the Mongols organise into cohesive, singular armies when most of the population was nomadic?
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How did the typical American understand fascism during WWII? Were the Nazis understood as right-wing extremists, or did Americans take the name "National Socialism" at face value?
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