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Accounts of the American Indian Wars often make graphic reference to extreme tortures inflicted by American Indians on their captives. Are these accounts accurate? Was this torture reciprocated against captives of American forces?
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Was Spain's non-participation in WWII down to a deliberate policy of Franco, or did Franco simply overplay his hand and demand too much from Hitler in exchange for a Spanish alliance?
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Did the African rulers who took part in the slave trade ever visit the plantations in the New World (esp. the Deep South)? If so, how were they treated by the white planter aristocracy?
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When and where did it first become common for ordinary people to have a bank account rather than keeping their wealth on their person or hidden somewhere safe?
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I'm an Ottoman civil servant chilling in the Seraglio circa 1550. It's coming up to evening, and I'm feeling hungry. What's for tea?
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Adam Smith, whilst antislavery, believed that slaves were better off under monarchies than democracies, citing the story of Augustus and Vedius Pollo. Is there any basis for his belief?
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Did Adolf Hitler really say that Belgian collaborationist politician Leon Degrelle was the son he never had? (And other Qs re: Degrelle)
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