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If Prince Arthur had succeeded Henry VII instead of dying in 1502, would he have been King Arthur I, or would the legendary King Arthur have figured into the regnal numbering scheme?

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Bastard suggestion: Bryan Johnson

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Christianity has its Last Judgment, and ancient Norse religion had Ragnarök. Did ancient Greek and/or Roman religion have an eschatology of any kind?

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If the French monarchy were to be restored in the present day, who would be in the line of succession under the laws in place in 1789? In 1830? In 1848? In 1871?

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How has the number of humans who have ever lived been estimated? How reliable are these estimates?

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Is there work on sphere-packing inside a cone of a given aperture?

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Are there primary sources connecting ideas about geometry to ideas about political and social organization in Renaissance-era France?

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[Recommendation] Books on the history of the metric system

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Dante and the Southern Hemisphere

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What resources are available for fashion reference for these historical characters?

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If Prince Arthur had succeeded Henry VII instead of dying in 1502, would he have been King Arthur I, or would the legendary King Arthur have figured into the regnal numbering scheme?	302	AskHistorians
Bastard suggestion: Bryan Johnson	39	behindthebastards
Christianity has its Last Judgment, and ancient Norse religion had Ragnarök. Did ancient Greek and/or Roman religion have an eschatology of any kind?	37	AskHistorians
If the French monarchy were to be restored in the present day, who would be in the line of succession under the laws in place in 1789? In 1830? In 1848? In 1871?	34	AskHistorians
How has the number of humans who have ever lived been estimated? How reliable are these estimates?	31	askscience
Is there work on sphere-packing inside a cone of a given aperture?	7	askscience
Are there primary sources connecting ideas about geometry to ideas about political and social organization in Renaissance-era France?	6	AskHistorians
[Recommendation] Books on the history of the metric system	3	AskHistorians
Dante and the Southern Hemisphere	3	AskHistorians
What resources are available for fashion reference for these historical characters?	3	AskHistorians