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In the post-war era, there were unsuccessful proposals for a more federal arrangements for the colonies of imperial nations, such as the proposals with Malta in 1964 and the Portuguese colonies in 1974-5. Have any major empires in the past existed with their colonies in a relationship of this kind?

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Why has Islam been so successful at avoiding a reformation similar to that faced by Christianity in the 16th century?

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In the time of the reign of Queen Victoria, was the monarchy entirely ceremonial?

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How developed was the British General Post Office and associated mail services throughout the Empire at its height? What were delivery times like with the best technology? Was the penny post applied similarly in the colonies and was it accessible for indigenous people at all?

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One of my great-grandfathers migrated with his family from Northern Ireland to Lanarkshire in the 1910s. What kind of percentage of the Irish diaspora were from Ulster and further, how many Irish emigrants moved from Ireland at this later stage?

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How widespread was the Church's complicity in Nationalist crimes in the Spanish Civil War?

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I'm trying to trace where my great-grandfather served in the Second World War and after.

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The rise in the price of Cadbury's Freddos chocolate bars is a popular online analogy used to point to inflation in the British economy. Does this kind of meme have any historical equivalents?

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How aware were German civilians of the goings on in camps, especially ones in their towns like Dachau?

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How prevalent and effective was Western propaganda in enticing citizens in the Eastern Bloc?

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In the post-war era, there were unsuccessful proposals for a more federal arrangements for the colonies of imperial nations, such as the proposals with Malta in 1964 and the Portuguese colonies in 1974-5. Have any major empires in the past existed with their colonies in a relationship of this kind?	2
Why has Islam been so successful at avoiding a reformation similar to that faced by Christianity in the 16th century?	2
In the time of the reign of Queen Victoria, was the monarchy entirely ceremonial?	2
How developed was the British General Post Office and associated mail services throughout the Empire at its height? What were delivery times like with the best technology? Was the penny post applied similarly in the colonies and was it accessible for indigenous people at all?	2
One of my great-grandfathers migrated with his family from Northern Ireland to Lanarkshire in the 1910s. What kind of percentage of the Irish diaspora were from Ulster and further, how many Irish emigrants moved from Ireland at this later stage?	2
How widespread was the Church's complicity in Nationalist crimes in the Spanish Civil War?	2
I'm trying to trace where my great-grandfather served in the Second World War and after.	1
The rise in the price of Cadbury's Freddos chocolate bars is a popular online analogy used to point to inflation in the British economy. Does this kind of meme have any historical equivalents?	1
How aware were German civilians of the goings on in camps, especially ones in their towns like Dachau?	1
How prevalent and effective was Western propaganda in enticing citizens in the Eastern Bloc?	1