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The last person to attempt to claim the Scottish throne was Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie prince Charlie). Are there any other descendants to the (now nonexistent) Scottish crown and if so how legitimate would their claims to the crown be in the modern day?

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Why were women commonly used as personifications of nations or ideals (liberty, justice etc..) around the enlightenment era if they were considered to be the lesser sex?

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Did the average working or middle class European benefit from colonialism? If so, what kind of benefits could they enjoy thanks to colonialism?

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The last person to attempt to claim the Scottish throne was Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie prince Charlie). Are there any other descendants to the (now nonexistent) Scottish crown and if so how legitimate would their claims to the crown be in the modern day?	246
Why were women commonly used as personifications of nations or ideals (liberty, justice etc..) around the enlightenment era if they were considered to be the lesser sex?	80
Did the average working or middle class European benefit from colonialism? If so, what kind of benefits could they enjoy thanks to colonialism?	8