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Did the Spanish Civil War affect the tradition of bullfighting?

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How reliable is "River of Lost Footsteps" as a history of Burma?

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What was the religious context of the Norman Conquest of England?

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What was Elizabeth I of England's response to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?

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Eirik the Red named Eirik's Island (Greenland), Eirik's Fjord, and Eirik's Holm, after himself. Was it common for Vikings to name places after themselves at this time, or was he unusually self-promoting?

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How much popular attention was given to the early (pre-1933) Solvay Conferences? Did "the man on the street" know about them?

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When did "divers" as a spelling of "diverse" become obsolete?

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Did John Ball actually deliver the "When Adam delved and Eve span/Who was then the gentleman" speech at Blackheath?

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During Partition, how close did Hyderabad come to either declaring independence or acceding to Pakistan?

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What were the public and private justifications for the Soviet Union recriminalising abortion in 1936?

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Did the Spanish Civil War affect the tradition of bullfighting?	4
How reliable is "River of Lost Footsteps" as a history of Burma?	3
What was the religious context of the Norman Conquest of England?	3
What was Elizabeth I of England's response to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?	3
Eirik the Red named Eirik's Island (Greenland), Eirik's Fjord, and Eirik's Holm, after himself. Was it common for Vikings to name places after themselves at this time, or was he unusually self-promoting?	3
How much popular attention was given to the early (pre-1933) Solvay Conferences? Did "the man on the street" know about them?	3
When did "divers" as a spelling of "diverse" become obsolete?	2
Did John Ball actually deliver the "When Adam delved and Eve span/Who was then the gentleman" speech at Blackheath?	2
During Partition, how close did Hyderabad come to either declaring independence or acceding to Pakistan?	2
What were the public and private justifications for the Soviet Union recriminalising abortion in 1936?	2