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Who was "Lt.-Commander R.T. Chaloner Woods"?
Since the author served in the Royal Navy, a logical place to start would be the British National Archives. Much of their records have fortunately been digitalised and can be searched online - ...
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Identification of two leaders in Hungarian revolution
Google search revealed that the one on the left is Sándor Garbai.
(from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Garbai_S%C3%A1ndor_%281919%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
The one to his right ...
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Why did the French Revolutionary General Pichegru defect to the Royalists?
General Jean-Charles Pichegru' defection to the Royalist cause appears to have been down to disillusion with the republican movement, coupled with a hefty financial incentive. Pichegru, though, ...
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Did Antoine de Saint-Exupery have any offspring?
There is no evidence that Antoine de Saint-Exupéry had any children either with his wife, his first fiancée or any of his mistresses. His only blood-heirs are the descendants of his youngest sister.
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Who was "Lt.-Commander R.T. Chaloner Woods"?
For a list of Royal Navy officers, you need to consult the Navy List. Many volumes of that are available on Archive.org; start with the latest one before 1936, and work backwards from there.
It is ...
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Did the blanket pardon from 'The Three Musketeers' exist in real life?
I think the previous posters while correct on LEGAL authority are forgetting the influence that the Catholic church had on the populace. Crossing a Cardinal could result in excommunication and in ...
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Sources for historical information about the life and career of Basil Zaharoff?
I'm not sure why you describe Basil Zaharoff as a "mysterious figure". A number of biographies have been written about him (some of these are listed under Further Reading on his Wikipedia page), and ...
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Was Mimar Sinan of Greek Christian origin?
The Mimar (architect) Sinan was born to a Christian family:
The son of Greek or Armenian Christian parents, Sinan entered his father’s trade as a stone mason and carpenter. In 1512, however, he was ...
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What was the role of Konstantin Rokossovsky during WW1?
'A Soldier's Duty' by Rokossovsky himself doesn't contain anything about his WWI service.
The general information is that he was a very brave volunteer, who joined KDP on the outbreak of the war and ...
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When did songs extolling leaders of companies go out of fashion?
It just so happens that a marketing show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp radio channel did a nice history of corporate musicals, primarily in the US from the 1920's to the 1960's. The genre was ...
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