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What were Napoleon's plans for Russia after defeating them?

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Shakespeare wrote plays about, not just historical Britain, but ancient Rome, renaissance Europe, early Scandinavia, and others. Where and how would he (or anyone of the era looking to study history) have done research and/or acquired knowledge of those historical periods and foreign cultures.

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What was the Roman Empire's relationship with Central Morocco? Why did the Romans never expand into the area south of the Wadi Sala?

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What was happening on the French-Italian border between Operation Dragoon and the end of WWII.

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WWII and Reinforced Units.

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A prodigious number of Henry VIII's advisors, wives, and allies wound up executed and a similar pattern follows with other pre-modern rulers. Was it just accepted that by being highborn, marrying a king, or taking up government service you faced a chance of an early (headless) grave?

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Through May 1945, the Nazi occupation of Norway maintained its full strength of several hundred thousand German troops, was no effort made to redeploy these troops to an active warfront?

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I've decided to emigrate to Australia in the late-1800s or early-1900s. Why did I choose such a remote location, such a long journey away over the comparatively close and developed North America?

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In the Aubrey–Maturin series of historical novels upon which the movie Master and Commander was based, officer's wives make several appearances as accompanying the crew. Was this a common occurrence in the Royal Navy or other navies of the era?

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How was commercial fishing from European ports impacted by WW2?

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What were Napoleon's plans for Russia after defeating them?	344
Shakespeare wrote plays about, not just historical Britain, but ancient Rome, renaissance Europe, early Scandinavia, and others. Where and how would he (or anyone of the era looking to study history) have done research and/or acquired knowledge of those historical periods and foreign cultures.	66
What was the Roman Empire's relationship with Central Morocco? Why did the Romans never expand into the area south of the Wadi Sala?	41
What was happening on the French-Italian border between Operation Dragoon and the end of WWII.	33
WWII and Reinforced Units.	14
A prodigious number of Henry VIII's advisors, wives, and allies wound up executed and a similar pattern follows with other pre-modern rulers. Was it just accepted that by being highborn, marrying a king, or taking up government service you faced a chance of an early (headless) grave?	14
Through May 1945, the Nazi occupation of Norway maintained its full strength of several hundred thousand German troops, was no effort made to redeploy these troops to an active warfront?	14
I've decided to emigrate to Australia in the late-1800s or early-1900s. Why did I choose such a remote location, such a long journey away over the comparatively close and developed North America?	12
In the Aubrey–Maturin series of historical novels upon which the movie Master and Commander was based, officer's wives make several appearances as accompanying the crew. Was this a common occurrence in the Royal Navy or other navies of the era?	9
How was commercial fishing from European ports impacted by WW2?	6