Historically, concubinage was frequently voluntary ( by the woman and / or her family's arrangement ), as it provided a measure of economic security for the woman involved.

Historically, the term was probably influenced by Gothic haiþi " dwelling on the heath ", appearing as haiþno in Ulfilas ' bible as " gentile woman " ( translating the " Hellene " in ).

Historically, stereotypes of the promiscuous woman have tended to be negative, such as " the slut ", while male stereotypes have been more varied, some expressing approval, such as " the stud ", while others imply societal deviance, such as " a womanizer ".

Historically another such woman is Xanthippe, Socrates ' wife, who is mentioned by Petruchio himself.

Historically the main occupation of the residents of Beeston was market gardening, farming and straw plaiting ( woman & girls ) for the hat industry.

Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman whom she attended.

Historically, an obachan ( elderly woman ) served as dorm cook.

Historically, certain sects considered it acceptable for a woman to be imam.

Historically, it was recognized that certain infections or poisons that were harmful to the pregnant woman often were as harmful, or more harmful, to the fetus.

Historically, the term was influenced by the Gothic term * haiþi, appearing as haiþno in Ulfilas ' bible for translating gunē Hellēnis, " Greek ( i. e. gentile ) woman " of Mark 7: 26, probably with an original meaning " dwelling on the heath ", but it was also suggested by Jacob Grimm in his Deutsche Mythologie ( Teutonic Mythology ) that it was chosen because of its similarity to Greek ethne " gentile " or even that it is not related to " heath " at all, but rather a loan from Armenian hethanos, itself loaned from Greek ethnos.

Historically, large Irish American communities have been found in Philadelphia ; Chicago ; Boston ; New York City ; Detroit ; New England ; Baltimore ; Pittsburgh ; St. Paul, Minnesota ; Buffalo ; Broome County ; Los Angeles ; and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Historically part of the parish of St Margaret in the county of Middlesex, the name Westminster was the ancient description for the area around Westminster Abbey – the West Minster, or monastery church, that gave the area its name – which has been the seat of the government of England ( and later the British government ) for almost a thousand years.

Historically Scotland and England had separate coinage ; the last Scottish coins were struck in 1709 shortly after union with England.

Historically, the focus of Portuguese diplomacy has been to preserve its independence, vis-à-vis, the danger of annexation by Spain, and the maintenance of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, which officially came into being in 1386, and with the United Kingdom as a successor to England, it is still in place today.

Historically, the major flat racing countries were Australia, England, Ireland, France and the United States, but other countries, such as Japan or Dubai, have emerged in recent decades.

Historically, city status in England and Wales was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster.

Historically, blackwork was used on shirts and chemises or smocks in England from the time of Henry VIII.

Historically, about 50 Philippine Eagles have been kept in zoos in Europe ( England, Germany, Belgium, Italy and France ), United States and Japan.

Historically, the transformation from a small church to the equivalent of a mainland European cathedral was begun in 1309 under Sir John Truesdale, Vicar of St. Botolph's at a time of historical change and upheaval across the continent and England following the arrests of the Templar's by Phillippe the Fair of France on Friday 13 October 1307.

Historically the name Glossop refers to the small hamlet that gave its name to an ancient parish recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and then the manor given by William I of England to William Peverel.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ripon is the fourth smallest city in England.

Historically, he was a highly influential judge ; within England and Wales, his statements and works were used to justify the right to silence, while the Statute of Monopolies is considered to be one of the first actions in the conflict between Parliament and monarch that led to the English Civil War.

Historically, players with several England Under-21 appearances have not progressed to become regulars in the senior side, which has led some to doubt whether Milner would be able to successfully make the transition.

Historically, parish priests in the Church of England were divided into vicars, rectors, and perpetual curates.

Historically, this program accepted students from institutions from around the world, and included graduates attending Oxford, Cambridge, The London School of Economics, and The London Conservatory, and was Stanford's Honor Program in England until its transfer to The University of Evansville.

Historically, " Anglo-Saxon " has been used for centuries to refer to the Anglo Saxon language of the inhabitants of England before 1066, and since the 19th century has been in common use to refer to all people of English descent.

Historically in Lancashire, the town has had an elected council since the Local Government Act 1894 when the government set up a network of local governance across England.

Historically the road was the main route from London to the west of England, and formed the second main western artery from London, after the A40.

Historically within Northumberland, the town, which has a population of 36, 544, became a holiday destination for the people of North East England and Scotland and remained popular in this regard until the 1980s.

Historically, he was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, but that changed as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which removed the judicial functions from the office of Lord Chancellor.

Historically, in England, with no police forces and no prosecution service, the only route to prosecution was through private prosecutions brought by victims at their own expense or lawyers acting on their behalf.

Historically the role of Queen's King's Printer extended to other official publishing responsibilities, e. g. the rights to print, publish and import the King James Bible and Book of Common Prayer within England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Historically, Holmer Green was a small hamlet in the parish of Little Missenden, in Buckinghamshire, England.

Historically, in Europe, from the pre-Roman period on, the rings composing a piece of mail would be riveted closed to reduce the chance of the rings splitting open when subjected to a thrusting attack or a hit by an arrow.

Historically, the international community would have targeted weak states for territorial absorption or colonial domination or, alternatively, such states would fragment into pieces small enough to be effectively administered and secured by a local power.

Historically PLCs were usually configured with only a few analog control loops ; where processes required hundreds or thousands of loops, a distributed control system ( DCS ) would instead be used.

Historically, broadcast AM receivers using vacuum tubes would save costs by employing a single tube as a mixer and also as the local oscillator.

Historically, the prayer rope would typically have 100 knots, although prayer ropes with 50 or 33 knots can also be found in use today.

Historically, imbalances between price levels in different countries would be partly or wholly offset by an automatic balance-of-payment adjustment mechanism called the " price specie flow mechanism.

Historically, local governments have exercised authority over the grid and have significant disincentives to take action that would benefit states other than their own.

Historically, the word ninja was not in common use, and a variety of regional colloquialisms evolved to describe what would later be dubbed ninja.

Historically, sites within sight of the shore would have been located using transects.

Historically, some instruments have come to be accepted ( and widely manufactured ) with a certain transposition as a standard and most music written for those instruments would be transposed accordingly.

Historically, horizontal angles were measured using a compass, which would provide a magnetic bearing, from which deflections could be measured.

Historically, hunters in the Caribbean would place a barrel with fresh or rotten fruit to attract opossums that would feed on the fruit or insects.

Historically, once the condemned person was attached to the chair, various cycles ( differing in voltage and duration ) of alternating current would be passed through the individual's body, in order to cause fatal damage to the internal organs ( including the brain ).

Historically, the name is found as early as the 13th century in the form of the Latin De Solatum, which would translate to " The Sunny Place " ( or so ).

Historically, Port Allegany was a traveling point in pioneer days when travelers coming overland from the Susquehanna River would continue by boat.

Historically, Confucianism and Taoism had gained prominence, and socialism would now stand to its test.

Historically, this would require a lever to be moved by a human operator, and some switches are still controlled this way.

Historically, souqs were held outside of cities in the location where a caravan loaded with goods would stop and merchants would display their goods for sale.

Historically, ' Black Corinth ' stock was probably kept for its pollen-producing abilities, so other female flowered varieties ( with naturally higher yields ) would set full crops.

Historically, in the British Empire ( most of which would become the Commonwealth ) High Commissioners were envoys of the Imperial Government appointed to manage protectorates or groups of territories not fully under the sovereignty of the British Crown, while Crown colonies ( which were British sovereign territory ) would normally be administered by a Governor and the most significant possessions, large confederations and the independent Commonwealth Dominions would be headed by a Governor-General.