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Did America really drop leaflets over Hiroshima and Nagasaki warning civilians to leave before they were nuked? Was there any kind of evacuation?

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What's the history behind sick-leave?

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To what extent could we understand the spoken language of a 16th Century Englishman?

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Why did it take so long for England and Scotland to be unified after James I?

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Why were there so many general elections in 1920s UK?

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Was the Rump Parliament (1649-1653) successful at establishing its authority during the English Civil War?

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When/where did people start recording history for history's sake?

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Would Edward VI and Mary I have been aware they were living through a crisis?

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How would Tudor monarchs deal with pandemics such as the Black Death or Influenza? Would they just leave everyone to fend for themselves?

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Did poor people ever get the chance to emigrate to the US pre-20th century? Or was such a trip reserved for the middle class?

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Did America really drop leaflets over Hiroshima and Nagasaki warning civilians to leave before they were nuked? Was there any kind of evacuation?	4
What's the history behind sick-leave?	4
To what extent could we understand the spoken language of a 16th Century Englishman?	4
Why did it take so long for England and Scotland to be unified after James I?	3
Why were there so many general elections in 1920s UK?	3
Was the Rump Parliament (1649-1653) successful at establishing its authority during the English Civil War?	3
When/where did people start recording history for history's sake?	3
Would Edward VI and Mary I have been aware they were living through a crisis?	3
How would Tudor monarchs deal with pandemics such as the Black Death or Influenza? Would they just leave everyone to fend for themselves?	3
Did poor people ever get the chance to emigrate to the US pre-20th century? Or was such a trip reserved for the middle class?	3