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How aware would different countries be of the wider world in the Early Medieval Period?

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Can someone help me make sense of this Sermon in relation to the 7th Crusade?

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Before Mary I, were females actually included in the English line of succession?

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Given that it's somewhat of a cornerstone in British culture now, have Brits always complained about the weather?

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My History teacher once told me that the Soviets (during world war two) had so many men but so few guns that many had to run into battle unarmed and pick up dead men's weapons, how true is this?

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Why did Australia let the British conduct nuclear testing in their own country?

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During Stranger Things (set in the 80s) they reference Reagan's plan for 'Star Wars', would this really have been common knowledge at the time?

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Were the middle ages as depressing as they seem?

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Why did Anna Maria Falconbridge turn from an abolitionist to someone who mocked her dead husband for supporting the movement?

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How was the Viking Irish Sea region linked to other more distant Viking trade routes such as those in North America and Constantinople?

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How aware would different countries be of the wider world in the Early Medieval Period?	7
Can someone help me make sense of this Sermon in relation to the 7th Crusade?	7
Before Mary I, were females actually included in the English line of succession?	7
Given that it's somewhat of a cornerstone in British culture now, have Brits always complained about the weather?	7
My History teacher once told me that the Soviets (during world war two) had so many men but so few guns that many had to run into battle unarmed and pick up dead men's weapons, how true is this?	7
Why did Australia let the British conduct nuclear testing in their own country?	7
During Stranger Things (set in the 80s) they reference Reagan's plan for 'Star Wars', would this really have been common knowledge at the time?	6
Were the middle ages as depressing as they seem?	6
Why did Anna Maria Falconbridge turn from an abolitionist to someone who mocked her dead husband for supporting the movement?	6
How was the Viking Irish Sea region linked to other more distant Viking trade routes such as those in North America and Constantinople?	6