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What's the earliest known case (in Europe or North America) of someone being convicted of (non sexually) abusing their children?	2
where did the king of England live before the first Palace of Westminster was built?	2
In the historical novel I’m reading one of King Richard’s knights makes a Welsh urchin his Squire. Legally Could a (12th century) knight do that, make someone Squire who didn’t come from an aristocratic background?	2
300 years ago what did the Japanese trade with the Dutch? What did they trade with China?	2
today I bought obsidian arrow head at a cave/mine’s gift shop, the woman running the shop told me it was real (in the sense of being ancient) but she didn't know anything else about it. Were obsidian tools and weapons ever common in the British isles? If "yes" from when to when?	2
what was public theater in London like before Shakespeare & his Globe Theatre? what sort of public shows (if any) would be available to a Londoner in 1420? what sort of public shows (if any) would be available to a Londoner in 1120?	2
suppose you're a Portuguese trader doing a run between Lisbon & Bristol in 1414. what type of ship do you likely sail on?	2
at the Battle of Soissons (486) who would have been in Syagrius (last roman ruler of Gaul) army? was it mercenaries like the main late western Roman military?	2
Did ancient Egypt have public baths before the geeks took over?	2
suppose you're the king of an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, say Mercia (you can answer for somewhere else), in about 630. How many people likely live in your capital city (if that's not too grand a term) all year round? why do they choose to live there instead of in the countryside?	2

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