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In his play Henry VI, Shakespeare paints Gloucester in good light and vilifies the Beauforts, especially Somerset. Why would he do that, given the Tudors, direct descendants of the latter, were his audience?

215 upvotes • divilly

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Why slavery in south USA is disproportionately highlighed when it comprises of only 4% of atlantic slave trade?

215 upvotes • zaphodbro

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Between 1969 and 1977, Henry Kissinger was a master of American foreign policy, serving as both National Security Advisor and Secretary of State. Why did Reagan and Bush not include him in their cabinets?

215 upvotes • Mcfinley

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How did the Romans produce so much metal?

215 upvotes • godofimagination

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The rise of Nazi Germany is often blamed on the conditions created after Germany's defeat in WWI. However, Italy was on the winning side of WWI, yet was the first country where fascism took hold. What caused the rise of/support of fascism in interwar Italy?

215 upvotes • emmolate

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Cosmo Kramer never "slipped one past the goalie" much to Jerry Seinfeld's surprise. Were pregnancies as the result of casual dating really that common - expected, even - in the mid 1990s?

215 upvotes • jeremytm

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THE LAST DUEL claims charges of rape in 14th century France were a species of property crime made against the husband or father of the woman. What was the legal nature of sexual assault in the high middle ages? NSFW

215 upvotes • Basilikon

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My school history teacher said that the war tactics of Michael Collins (the Irish revolutionary) partly inspired the tactics of Che Guevara and the Viet Cong. How true is that?

215 upvotes • [deleted]

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Were there any Asian or African expeditions to the New World after its discovery?

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Are there any known reactions from European royalty to the discovery that incest lead to health problems in offspring?

215 upvotes • Apriose

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In his play Henry VI, Shakespeare paints Gloucester in good light and vilifies the Beauforts, especially Somerset. Why would he do that, given the Tudors, direct descendants of the latter, were his audience?	215	divilly
Why slavery in south USA is disproportionately highlighed when it comprises of only 4% of atlantic slave trade?	215	zaphodbro
Between 1969 and 1977, Henry Kissinger was a master of American foreign policy, serving as both National Security Advisor and Secretary of State. Why did Reagan and Bush not include him in their cabinets?	215	Mcfinley
How did the Romans produce so much metal?	215	godofimagination
The rise of Nazi Germany is often blamed on the conditions created after Germany's defeat in WWI. However, Italy was on the winning side of WWI, yet was the first country where fascism took hold. What caused the rise of/support of fascism in interwar Italy?	215	emmolate
Cosmo Kramer never "slipped one past the goalie" much to Jerry Seinfeld's surprise. Were pregnancies as the result of casual dating really that common - expected, even - in the mid 1990s?	215	jeremytm
THE LAST DUEL claims charges of rape in 14th century France were a species of property crime made against the husband or father of the woman. What was the legal nature of sexual assault in the high middle ages? NSFW	215	Basilikon
My school history teacher said that the war tactics of Michael Collins (the Irish revolutionary) partly inspired the tactics of Che Guevara and the Viet Cong. How true is that?	215	[deleted]
Were there any Asian or African expeditions to the New World after its discovery?	215	SpeedMalibu
Are there any known reactions from European royalty to the discovery that incest lead to health problems in offspring?	215	Apriose