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When did the Norman identity cease to exist in Britain?

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During the heights of the East India Company it took around a year to travel by ship from Britain to Bengal, yet officials regularly wrote home. Did they have a means of transporting mail quicker than people?

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Why powerful queen such Elizabeth I, Victoria, Isabel of Spain,Maria Theresa or Elisabeth of Russia never push reforms for women rights or talk about the situation of women?

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What did Alexios I Komnenos do differently to his predecessors that meant he began the Komnenian restoration rather than continued the decline of the Byzantine Empire?

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Slavery in most of the Arabian peninsula was not abolished until the 1950s and the 1960s. What was slavery like at this time period and region?

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Were there any Byzantine folklore creatures/monsters?

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What did the Founding Fathers call each other in friendly conversation? Was it all Mr. Jefferson this, Mr. Jefferson that? Or did they say "Hello Thomas" (or Tom)?

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Trotsky v. Stalin. How and Why did Stalin win?

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Is Marx's Capital generally considered to be historically accurate?

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When did...socks...become a thing?

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When did the Norman identity cease to exist in Britain?	194
During the heights of the East India Company it took around a year to travel by ship from Britain to Bengal, yet officials regularly wrote home. Did they have a means of transporting mail quicker than people?	194
Why powerful queen such Elizabeth I, Victoria, Isabel of Spain,Maria Theresa or Elisabeth of Russia never push reforms for women rights or talk about the situation of women?	193
What did Alexios I Komnenos do differently to his predecessors that meant he began the Komnenian restoration rather than continued the decline of the Byzantine Empire?	193
Slavery in most of the Arabian peninsula was not abolished until the 1950s and the 1960s. What was slavery like at this time period and region?	193
Were there any Byzantine folklore creatures/monsters?	192
What did the Founding Fathers call each other in friendly conversation? Was it all Mr. Jefferson this, Mr. Jefferson that? Or did they say "Hello Thomas" (or Tom)?	192
Trotsky v. Stalin. How and Why did Stalin win?	192
Is Marx's Capital generally considered to be historically accurate?	191
When did...socks...become a thing?	191