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Why can women inherit the British throne (as Victoria and Elizabeth II did as heirs presumptive) but women cannot inherit duchies, marquessates, earldoms, viscountess, or baronies?

157 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Watching Downton Abbey and got curious…are there any specific British nobles in history that we know of who were notoriously mean to their servants or who treated them poorly? Surprised with how well the Crawleys treat their staff

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Which historical events would have had to have happened differently in order for French, not English, to be the dominant language in America?

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Why does a city like San Francisco have a high humidity, yet you don’t really feel it?

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Why can women inherit the British throne (as Victoria and Elizabeth II did as heirs presumptive) but women cannot inherit duchies, marquessates, earldoms, viscountess, or baronies?	157	AskHistorians
Watching Downton Abbey and got curious…are there any specific British nobles in history that we know of who were notoriously mean to their servants or who treated them poorly? Surprised with how well the Crawleys treat their staff	4	AskHistorians
Which historical events would have had to have happened differently in order for French, not English, to be the dominant language in America?	1	AskHistorians
Why does a city like San Francisco have a high humidity, yet you don’t really feel it?	1	askscience