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In primary school (2001) I was taught that English peasants were exploited less before the Norman invasion because the Saxon aristocracy were more closely related (in the cultural & familial sense) to the people they were ruling over. How true is that idea?

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how did people in Europe in the 16th century believe the natives had originally gotten to the New world? Did people in 16th century Europe believe all humans were from the old world originally?

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the Urban Cohort and the Praetorian Guard (IE the Roman troops stationed in Rome it's self), When they weren't on duty did they live in barracks, or were they allowed to dwell in the city & have familes?

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in AD250 would the tribes beyond Hadrian's wall have been using coined money yet?

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what was Egypt's main mediterranean port before Alexandria was built?

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suppose I own and run a pawn shop in London in 1898. does the rest of my community look down on me for taking advantage of the poor (as pawn shop proprietors tend to get depicted in pop culture today) or am I seen as an honest businessman?

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you know that story about the Saxons invading because Vortigern invited them. Is that story apocryphal because it kind of sounds too ....fantasy novel to be true?

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what sort of things would the Egyptians have gotten in trade from their neighbors in around 2000BC?

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how come the Saxon invasion resulted in English becoming the dominant language in England but the Norman invasion didn't result French becoming the dominant language?

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Would it be normal for a single roman family to live in the same villa for hundreds of years over tens of generations?

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In primary school (2001) I was taught that English peasants were exploited less before the Norman invasion because the Saxon aristocracy were more closely related (in the cultural & familial sense) to the people they were ruling over. How true is that idea?	13	AskHistorians
how did people in Europe in the 16th century believe the natives had originally gotten to the New world? Did people in 16th century Europe believe all humans were from the old world originally?	13	AskHistorians
the Urban Cohort and the Praetorian Guard (IE the Roman troops stationed in Rome it's self), When they weren't on duty did they live in barracks, or were they allowed to dwell in the city & have familes?	13	AskHistorians
in AD250 would the tribes beyond Hadrian's wall have been using coined money yet?	13	AskHistorians
what was Egypt's main mediterranean port before Alexandria was built?	13	AskHistorians
suppose I own and run a pawn shop in London in 1898. does the rest of my community look down on me for taking advantage of the poor (as pawn shop proprietors tend to get depicted in pop culture today) or am I seen as an honest businessman?	13	AskHistorians
you know that story about the Saxons invading because Vortigern invited them. Is that story apocryphal because it kind of sounds too ....fantasy novel to be true?	13	AskHistorians
what sort of things would the Egyptians have gotten in trade from their neighbors in around 2000BC?	13	AskHistorians
how come the Saxon invasion resulted in English becoming the dominant language in England but the Norman invasion didn't result French becoming the dominant language?	13	AskHistorians
Would it be normal for a single roman family to live in the same villa for hundreds of years over tens of generations?	13	AskHistorians