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One such unusual tax was introduced in 1696 by King William III of England and Wales, which levied a tax on windows. People had to pay tax based on the number of windows in their homes.

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The actress discovered her 38th great-grandfather was one of the most influential historical figures, Charlemagne.

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Irvin Matus The new reading room of the Folger Shakespeare Library is dominated by a huge painting of the sort that Oscar Wilde's Lady Bracknell migh ...

Born An-Nassir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyubid, Saladin was born in 1137 and grew to become the founder of the … Continue ...