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I'm an unmarried young woman of middle class in Victorian England and my guardian passes away. What happens to me?

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Did the Confederates make any attempts to woo European nations apart from France and England?

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Where did the Habsburg practice of embalming their dead and burying the heart separately from the corpse originate?

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What pedigree was required to obtain a position at court in Austria-Hungary?

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Alcohol has been brewed in many cultures throughout human history, including amongst the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. Why did this practice not spread north, to the First Nations peoples living in places like Canada?

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The Royal Menagerie in early 1800s London: would one be able to pay for admission, or was it entirely private? Were there any public zoos in Britain prior to 1828?

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I am a physician in the early Victorian era. What medical texts would I consider authoritative, and what misconceptions would I accept as medical fact?

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I am a Jew living in Austria-Hungary. What privileges or protections do I enjoy that set me apart from a Jew living in Tsarist Russia or Imperial Germany?

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Why did Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina cause such uproar when both territories were effectively already under Austro-Hungarian control?

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In many books on WW1, Franz Joseph referred to as "emperor" rather than "kaiser". Is this purely to distinguish him from Kaiser Wilhelm, or are there other reasons?

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I'm an unmarried young woman of middle class in Victorian England and my guardian passes away. What happens to me?	5
Did the Confederates make any attempts to woo European nations apart from France and England?	5
Where did the Habsburg practice of embalming their dead and burying the heart separately from the corpse originate?	5
What pedigree was required to obtain a position at court in Austria-Hungary?	4
Alcohol has been brewed in many cultures throughout human history, including amongst the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. Why did this practice not spread north, to the First Nations peoples living in places like Canada?	3
The Royal Menagerie in early 1800s London: would one be able to pay for admission, or was it entirely private? Were there any public zoos in Britain prior to 1828?	3
I am a physician in the early Victorian era. What medical texts would I consider authoritative, and what misconceptions would I accept as medical fact?	2
I am a Jew living in Austria-Hungary. What privileges or protections do I enjoy that set me apart from a Jew living in Tsarist Russia or Imperial Germany?	2
Why did Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina cause such uproar when both territories were effectively already under Austro-Hungarian control?	2
In many books on WW1, Franz Joseph referred to as "emperor" rather than "kaiser". Is this purely to distinguish him from Kaiser Wilhelm, or are there other reasons?	1