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In Anglo-Saxon England, would people distinguish between Angles, Saxons and Jutes? When did this distinction disappear?

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When they were independent, how were Duchies, Principalities and Marquisates effectively different than kingdoms? If you were monarch of a sovereign state, why wouldn't you call yourself a king?

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(WWI) Why did Von Kluck turn his army and expose his flank to the French Sixth Army at the start of the battle of the Marne? How could an experienced general make such an obvious and critical error?

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How did pre-roman Italy get so urbanized when most of Europe outside Greece would not urbanize until many centuries later?

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Could the Industrial Revolution have happened earlier in history, or did it happen as soon as the world was "ready" for it?

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Who is the earliest pope we definitely know existed? (i.e. for which we have contemporaneous attestation)

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Why did Germanic kingdoms in modern France, Spain and Italy end up adopting the languages of the substrate populations while in England the opposite occurred?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In Anglo-Saxon England, would people distinguish between Angles, Saxons and Jutes? When did this distinction disappear?	582
When they were independent, how were Duchies, Principalities and Marquisates effectively different than kingdoms? If you were monarch of a sovereign state, why wouldn't you call yourself a king?	532
(WWI) Why did Von Kluck turn his army and expose his flank to the French Sixth Army at the start of the battle of the Marne? How could an experienced general make such an obvious and critical error?	115
How did pre-roman Italy get so urbanized when most of Europe outside Greece would not urbanize until many centuries later?	13
Could the Industrial Revolution have happened earlier in history, or did it happen as soon as the world was "ready" for it?	6
Who is the earliest pope we definitely know existed? (i.e. for which we have contemporaneous attestation)	5
Why did Germanic kingdoms in modern France, Spain and Italy end up adopting the languages of the substrate populations while in England the opposite occurred?	3