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Did Captain Ross, Ernest Shackleton or their men undergo any training before attempting polar exploration?

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Caesar(English) vs Caesar(Latin), which is correct to use in 2016?

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Did Britain ever stand a chance of success during the Suez Crisis?

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The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy in which the reigning monarch does not make any open political decisions, has a monarch ever gone against this practice of staying impartial?

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Was the general population of Britain ever supportive of slavery in the 1780s?

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Why did Margaret Thatcher become synonymous with removal of free school milk, when she only removed it from children over seven and labours Edward Short introduced the practice years before by removing free milk for secondary schools?

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What are some great reads on life in the British navy between 1750-1850?

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At the Nuremberg Trials Admiral Karl Dönitz was tried for ordering unrestricted submarine warfare (a direct violation of international law) he was found not guilty because his lawyer argued the Allies had done the same, so why was such a law ever made? (details in comment)

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Do we have any accounts or information on the impact slaves had when they joined the British during the war of 1812?

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We always see the phrase "During WW2 the Soviets had the largest army but it would take time to mobilise it" so why wasn't it mobilised sooner or already mobilised?

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Did Captain Ross, Ernest Shackleton or their men undergo any training before attempting polar exploration?	11
Caesar(English) vs Caesar(Latin), which is correct to use in 2016?	9
Did Britain ever stand a chance of success during the Suez Crisis?	9
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy in which the reigning monarch does not make any open political decisions, has a monarch ever gone against this practice of staying impartial?	8
Was the general population of Britain ever supportive of slavery in the 1780s?	7
Why did Margaret Thatcher become synonymous with removal of free school milk, when she only removed it from children over seven and labours Edward Short introduced the practice years before by removing free milk for secondary schools?	5
What are some great reads on life in the British navy between 1750-1850?	5
At the Nuremberg Trials Admiral Karl Dönitz was tried for ordering unrestricted submarine warfare (a direct violation of international law) he was found not guilty because his lawyer argued the Allies had done the same, so why was such a law ever made? (details in comment)	5
Do we have any accounts or information on the impact slaves had when they joined the British during the war of 1812?	3
We always see the phrase "During WW2 the Soviets had the largest army but it would take time to mobilise it" so why wasn't it mobilised sooner or already mobilised?	3