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“Here I stop.” In July 1812 Napoleon seriously considered stopping and quartering his army at Vitebsk for the winter, and conquering Russia in 1813. Instead he pushed on to Moscow and disaster. Would the Russian war have played out differently if he had waited? Or was defeat inevitable anyway?

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Revolutionary France went to extreme lengths to remove all references to monarchy and religion in names. Streets, squares, towns, people, animals and even the months of the year had their names changed. Why did Louisiana - names after Louis XIV - not change?

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King John seems to be universally viewed as a terrible king and human being. Are there counter arguments to this view?

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The US constitution specifies a minimum age for political office holders, such as requiring that the president be 35. Why were the framers concerned about youngsters rising to power but not the risk that someone would be too old?

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Richard Cromwell was briefly head of state of England in his early 30s, before being deposed by the restoration of the Stuart monarchy. He lived until he was 85 and saw the Stuart monarchy in turn deposed in 1688. Is there a record of his reaction to this?

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“Here I stop.” In July 1812 Napoleon seriously considered stopping and quartering his army at Vitebsk for the winter, and conquering Russia in 1813. Instead he pushed on to Moscow and disaster. Would the Russian war have played out differently if he had waited? Or was defeat inevitable anyway?	1
Revolutionary France went to extreme lengths to remove all references to monarchy and religion in names. Streets, squares, towns, people, animals and even the months of the year had their names changed. Why did Louisiana - names after Louis XIV - not change?	1
King John seems to be universally viewed as a terrible king and human being. Are there counter arguments to this view?	1
The US constitution specifies a minimum age for political office holders, such as requiring that the president be 35. Why were the framers concerned about youngsters rising to power but not the risk that someone would be too old?	1
Richard Cromwell was briefly head of state of England in his early 30s, before being deposed by the restoration of the Stuart monarchy. He lived until he was 85 and saw the Stuart monarchy in turn deposed in 1688. Is there a record of his reaction to this?	1