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King Edward VIII's marriage in 1937 to a divorced woman caused a scandal that ended in his abdication, however Prince Charles married a divorced woman in 2005. Can this be explained by the public perception of divorce changing or were there other factors at play?

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Why was Ireland so particularly resistant to the Protestant Reformation in comparison to England & Scotland?

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We know that Viking settlers in Britain etc often ended up converting to Christianity. Are there any instances of Vikings converting local populations from Christianity and back to paganism?

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King Edward VIII's marriage in 1937 to a divorced woman caused a scandal that ended in his abdication, however Prince Charles married a divorced woman in 2005. Can this be explained by the public perception of divorce changing or were there other factors at play?	484
Why was Ireland so particularly resistant to the Protestant Reformation in comparison to England & Scotland?	76
We know that Viking settlers in Britain etc often ended up converting to Christianity. Are there any instances of Vikings converting local populations from Christianity and back to paganism?	21