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In Blur vs Oasis in the 1990s, Blur were considered middle-class, and Oasis working-class. Was there a similar distinction made between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in the 1960s?

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In The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell refers several times to “fruit-juice drinkers” (who are often also “sandal wearers” and “bearded”). Why was fruit juice associated with this “dreary tribe” in 1930s Britain?

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How did Anglo-Saxons (c.800-1000 AD) regard Roman Britain? Did they consider the Romans to be in some way more “advanced”?

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Constitutionally speaking, when and how did the British Parliament acquire the right to abolish the Monarchy?

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In Blur vs Oasis in the 1990s, Blur were considered middle-class, and Oasis working-class. Was there a similar distinction made between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in the 1960s?	222
In The Road to Wigan Pier, George Orwell refers several times to “fruit-juice drinkers” (who are often also “sandal wearers” and “bearded”). Why was fruit juice associated with this “dreary tribe” in 1930s Britain?	77
How did Anglo-Saxons (c.800-1000 AD) regard Roman Britain? Did they consider the Romans to be in some way more “advanced”?	4
Constitutionally speaking, when and how did the British Parliament acquire the right to abolish the Monarchy?	3