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2008-07-02 Medieval History - knights: Hi again Carmel, I think it's fair to say that there was some variation in the tradition of consecrating a knight, throughout the ages and in different countries. However, the description given in my...
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2008-06-30 General History - Appellations Mountains: Hello, Keith: Our Welsh ancestors (bless them!) passed along their love for music, poetry, drama and art, but they also cursed us with many common surnames and along with the hard work of...
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2008-06-30 General History - Appellations Mountains: Good Morning, Keith: ANSWER: Yes. During the seventeenth century the largest and most influential group of American immigrants sharing an ethnic heritage were those from England, Scotland...
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2008-06-27 European History - Vlad the Impaler: Hi Kevin, I'll be glad to offer my thoughts. While I'm not aware that Vlad was especially cruel toward women, I wouldn't be surprised if that notion existed, and if the reasons you related were...
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2008-06-26 General History - binoculars: Your friend is right, it would not have helped, but - Binoculars are very useful identifying things once you see them, not so good at spotting them. The main prob with the lookouts was they were too...
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