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It seems to me that the core of medieval and early modern towns in continental Western Europe was a square (plaza, market, open space, whatever), while in Britain it was a high street. Is this documented or am I imagining it? And if it's the former, then why the divergence?

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When did the fashion trend for torn or ripped jeans start?

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Ethnic maps of Austria-Hungary always show parts of Northern Czechia as German. Was the German population in those areas really so dominant to justify this?

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Is there a consensus among international scholars about the ethnic make-up of modern day Transylvania before the Hungarian conquest?

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Looking at a map of the Holy Roman Empire in 1400, most Free Cities seem to be in Swabia. Is there a particular reason for this?

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How common were spelling errors by telegraph operators?

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Did the Roman republican idea, along with associated values of citizenship, liberty, anti-monarchism, evolve independently or was it borrowed from elsewhere in the Mediterranean?

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In the Holy Roman Empire was there a difference in economic or political inequality between ecclesiastical states and secular ones?

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It seems to me that the core of medieval and early modern towns in continental Western Europe was a square (plaza, market, open space, whatever), while in Britain it was a high street. Is this documented or am I imagining it? And if it's the former, then why the divergence?	322
When did the fashion trend for torn or ripped jeans start?	64
Ethnic maps of Austria-Hungary always show parts of Northern Czechia as German. Was the German population in those areas really so dominant to justify this?	48
Is there a consensus among international scholars about the ethnic make-up of modern day Transylvania before the Hungarian conquest?	7
Looking at a map of the Holy Roman Empire in 1400, most Free Cities seem to be in Swabia. Is there a particular reason for this?	5
How common were spelling errors by telegraph operators?	3
Did the Roman republican idea, along with associated values of citizenship, liberty, anti-monarchism, evolve independently or was it borrowed from elsewhere in the Mediterranean?	1
In the Holy Roman Empire was there a difference in economic or political inequality between ecclesiastical states and secular ones?	1