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I am aware that various European monarchs and governments tried to stop the consumption of coffee at times after it was made available - did this happen to tea as well?

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I am aware that the Roman Empire had border garrisons, frontier outposts, and Legion HQs, but how did the Republic defend their frontiers (before and after the Marian reforms)?

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Northern Irish historians, can you shed some light on the origin of anti-Catholic regulations and laws in Northern Ireland?

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Was the Roman conquest of Britain profitable to the empire?

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Did the Tokugawa Shogunate or any shogunate or Japanese Emperor ever send of emissaries or ambassadors abroad before Japan's period of isolation from the outside world, and where did they go?

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Those of us in the West are familiar with massacres and pogroms launched by the Catholic Church and other Christian churches, but what about Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and other major religions?

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Is there any evidence that Ian Fleming and Kim Philby or other members of the Cambridge Five had met, and to what extent?

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Why did the Victorians were sexually and culturally repressive, or at least have the reputation for being so?

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Are there any good non-fiction books that tell the story of various spy services?

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Was the English Channel called anything different by the French?

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I am aware that various European monarchs and governments tried to stop the consumption of coffee at times after it was made available - did this happen to tea as well?	9
I am aware that the Roman Empire had border garrisons, frontier outposts, and Legion HQs, but how did the Republic defend their frontiers (before and after the Marian reforms)?	9
Northern Irish historians, can you shed some light on the origin of anti-Catholic regulations and laws in Northern Ireland?	9
Was the Roman conquest of Britain profitable to the empire?	9
Did the Tokugawa Shogunate or any shogunate or Japanese Emperor ever send of emissaries or ambassadors abroad before Japan's period of isolation from the outside world, and where did they go?	9
Those of us in the West are familiar with massacres and pogroms launched by the Catholic Church and other Christian churches, but what about Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and other major religions?	8
Is there any evidence that Ian Fleming and Kim Philby or other members of the Cambridge Five had met, and to what extent?	8
Why did the Victorians were sexually and culturally repressive, or at least have the reputation for being so?	8
Are there any good non-fiction books that tell the story of various spy services?	8
Was the English Channel called anything different by the French?	8