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Why has Italy never been a major European power even after unification?

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How well does CGP Grey encapsulate the experience of a historian?

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When William the Conqueror made a law saying ‘I prohibit the sale of any man by another outside of the country’, how effective was this in reducing the slave trade in Britain/Ireland, and how did this law affect how the Transatlantic Slave Trade operated centuries later?

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What is the source of the quote "Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power" ?

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The Plantagenets ruled England for longer than any other house (over 300 years), what lasting legacies did they leave?

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In the UK, most farms are separated by hedgerows. Did they occur as natural boundaries? If not, when did the practice of placing them begin?

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Why did the Vikings so readily adopt Christianity?

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Was William the Conqueror's banning of Slavery in England just a pre-tense to war with the Irish?

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What would medieval rulers be taught over the course of their education in terms of history? Obviously reading/writing/religion would be big points but what about history/politics would they be taught?

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Why do people never talk about how Mary I was the first crowned Queen of England?

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Why has Italy never been a major European power even after unification?	37
How well does CGP Grey encapsulate the experience of a historian?	36
When William the Conqueror made a law saying ‘I prohibit the sale of any man by another outside of the country’, how effective was this in reducing the slave trade in Britain/Ireland, and how did this law affect how the Transatlantic Slave Trade operated centuries later?	33
What is the source of the quote "Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power" ?	32
The Plantagenets ruled England for longer than any other house (over 300 years), what lasting legacies did they leave?	32
In the UK, most farms are separated by hedgerows. Did they occur as natural boundaries? If not, when did the practice of placing them begin?	31
Why did the Vikings so readily adopt Christianity?	30
Was William the Conqueror's banning of Slavery in England just a pre-tense to war with the Irish?	28
What would medieval rulers be taught over the course of their education in terms of history? Obviously reading/writing/religion would be big points but what about history/politics would they be taught?	27
Why do people never talk about how Mary I was the first crowned Queen of England?	27