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Would most people in England (as defined by it's modern borders for the sake of simplicity) consider themselves Roman, Briton or Saxon in AD470?	33
You know A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, At the time Mark Twain wrote it did (most) historians still think King Arthur was a real historical figure?	33
What's the earliest known work to attempt to use to supposed animosity between cats and dogs for comedy?	33
Suppose you were born working class in England 160 years ago, but you somehow managed to get into a grammar school then went to Oxbridge. If you went into politics would your "humble birth" be something people could use against you in the press?	33
I'm given to understand that in 670 the Isle of Wight was one of the last places in England to remain pagan (Norse pagan ...I think?). How meny people (roughly) would have actually lived there in that time?	33
Was Al Capone really as unstable and capricious as he's portrayed in Boardwalk Empire?	33
someone once told me that the structure of the US government borrowed more from native American societies than from European governments. Is that at all true?	33
in HBO Rome Lucius Vorenus takes over something called the aventine collegium then all the gangs in the City have to treat him as their leader. what is the aventine collegium?	33
In the first season of Boardwalk Empire Jimmy lives with his child and partner, but they aren't married. Would a normal family(IE one where the father isn't a mob boss's son) be able to get an apartment lease in the 1920s (in New Jersey), if the parents weren't married?	32
in 10th century Europe did specialist craftsmen and artisans (blacksmiths, carpenters, sculptors, etcetera...) have more freedom than serfs?	32

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