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Were any of the treatments/quarantine measures for the Black Death effective, even marginally?

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After WW1, Hungary was run as a regency without a king. How was this explained or rationalized?

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I am a German living in the Third Reich. A close family member has just been arrested under the charge of sexual deviancy. Am I informed? How do I find out what happened to them?

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Prior to the Norman Conquest, England had very few castles. Knowing this, what would a royal/noble residence look like in Anglo-Saxon England?

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I am a homosexual man living in the period you specialize in, and I wish to meet other men for sexual encounters. How would I go about doing this? NSFW

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Some sources allege that Crown Prince Rudolph was embroiled in a "Hungarian plot" prior to his suicide at Mayerling. What exactly do we know about this plot?

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At what point did the term "dictator" begin to develop a negative connotation?

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At what point did the lingua franca of the Roman/Byzantine empire change from Latin to Greek?

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The lyrics to "Happy Birthday" were first printed in 1912, set to the tune of the 1893 song "Good Morning to All". Were there any songs typically sung at birthdays that preceded it?

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I'm a Byzantine citizen living in late antiquity (after the sac of Rome). If I wanted to tour the empire, what would the must-see sites be? What would the Wonders of the World be at this point in time?

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Were any of the treatments/quarantine measures for the Black Death effective, even marginally?	17
After WW1, Hungary was run as a regency without a king. How was this explained or rationalized?	16
I am a German living in the Third Reich. A close family member has just been arrested under the charge of sexual deviancy. Am I informed? How do I find out what happened to them?	15
Prior to the Norman Conquest, England had very few castles. Knowing this, what would a royal/noble residence look like in Anglo-Saxon England?	13
I am a homosexual man living in the period you specialize in, and I wish to meet other men for sexual encounters. How would I go about doing this? NSFW	11
Some sources allege that Crown Prince Rudolph was embroiled in a "Hungarian plot" prior to his suicide at Mayerling. What exactly do we know about this plot?	10
At what point did the term "dictator" begin to develop a negative connotation?	9
At what point did the lingua franca of the Roman/Byzantine empire change from Latin to Greek?	8
The lyrics to "Happy Birthday" were first printed in 1912, set to the tune of the 1893 song "Good Morning to All". Were there any songs typically sung at birthdays that preceded it?	7
I'm a Byzantine citizen living in late antiquity (after the sac of Rome). If I wanted to tour the empire, what would the must-see sites be? What would the Wonders of the World be at this point in time?	6