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When the Great Vowel Shift occurred in England - introducing significant changes in English pronunciation - did other Europeans note this relatively rapid change? And if so, what was their reaction?

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Perfidious Albion! England gained a reputation in the 18th and 19th century for not keeping its word in international agreements, hence the coining of the phrase. Was this deserved? Was England particularly perfidious?

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What is the origin of garden gnomes? Were they always a simple decoration or did they originally have a different purpose?

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What was the fate of the Anglo-Saxon nobility after the Norman conquest of England?

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Church Bells - Why did churches originally develop them and where do they originate from?

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Why did France try to suppress regional languages/push for cultural hegemony in France, especially during the 19th century?

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What pre-Islamic beliefs do the Alawite and Druze faiths have? And are they Greco-Roman or AME in origin?

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Were North African Romance-Speakers involved in the conquest of Iberia?

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Why did Romanians retain their Romance language while surrounding peoples assimilated Slavic languages?

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To what extent did Buddhist thought have on early-Christian Gnostic thought/teachings?

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When the Great Vowel Shift occurred in England - introducing significant changes in English pronunciation - did other Europeans note this relatively rapid change? And if so, what was their reaction?	307	AskHistorians
Perfidious Albion! England gained a reputation in the 18th and 19th century for not keeping its word in international agreements, hence the coining of the phrase. Was this deserved? Was England particularly perfidious?	66	AskHistorians
What is the origin of garden gnomes? Were they always a simple decoration or did they originally have a different purpose?	51	AskHistorians
What was the fate of the Anglo-Saxon nobility after the Norman conquest of England?	29	AskHistorians
Church Bells - Why did churches originally develop them and where do they originate from?	19	AskHistorians
Why did France try to suppress regional languages/push for cultural hegemony in France, especially during the 19th century?	11	AskHistorians
What pre-Islamic beliefs do the Alawite and Druze faiths have? And are they Greco-Roman or AME in origin?	9	AskHistorians
Were North African Romance-Speakers involved in the conquest of Iberia?	8	AskHistorians
Why did Romanians retain their Romance language while surrounding peoples assimilated Slavic languages?	7	AskHistorians
To what extent did Buddhist thought have on early-Christian Gnostic thought/teachings?	6	AskHistorians