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In the Peaky Blinders series, Thomas Shelby is nearly executed by members of the Ulster Volunteer Force. However, the UVF has only been founded in 1965, while the said events happened in 1920. Is the show version of the UVF based on any historical loyalist organization?

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How (and how quickly) were cities repopulated after a brutal sacking?

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I've read that the Polish-Lithuanian 3rd May Constitution (1791) was adopted because the progressive party was convinced that Russia would soon be occupied by a war against England. What were the English capabilities of waging war against Russia like in this era?

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Was Alexander the Great believed to be a god or descendant of one after his death?

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In the Peaky Blinders series, Thomas Shelby is nearly executed by members of the Ulster Volunteer Force. However, the UVF has only been founded in 1965, while the said events happened in 1920. Is the show version of the UVF based on any historical loyalist organization?	55
How (and how quickly) were cities repopulated after a brutal sacking?	16
I've read that the Polish-Lithuanian 3rd May Constitution (1791) was adopted because the progressive party was convinced that Russia would soon be occupied by a war against England. What were the English capabilities of waging war against Russia like in this era?	7
Was Alexander the Great believed to be a god or descendant of one after his death?	1