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HAT
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LENNON
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RALEIGH
Until 1581, Walter Raleigh spelled his surname Rauley or Rauleygh. He then changed it to... MORE

DE VERE
This Earle of Oxford, making of his low obeisance to Queen Elizabeth, happened to let... MORE

WIG
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WESSEX
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GOAL
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GATES
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TRANSPLANTATION
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VAMPIRES
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