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President Andrew Jackson had a pet parrot "Poll" who famously had to be removed from the funeral for swearing. My question is , whatever happened to Poll?

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Rommel. How much did he know of and was he complicit in the Nazi crimes against humanity.

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AMA with Dr Ryle Dwyer, Michael Collins expert , modern Irish historian, author and academic currently underway on r/IrishHistory . (Link below)

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Friday the 13th is associated with bad luck and superstition. How far back in history does this go ?

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In WWII German U-Boats have entered popular history as the best, but how did they compare with the Allied submarines or their Axis allies.

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Charles Stewart Parnell Alert. We have been having a look at him, the Home Rule Party, Land League and Ladies Land League at r/Irish History

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Is there an inverse relationsip between the development of technology driven by war and peace and the arts driven by periods of stability.

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A question has been asked in r/IrishHistory ;Property Rights in Celtic Irish Law article: can you guys please comment on it/provide alternative sources?

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Irelands suffragettes tooled up and joined the 1916 Rising. How accurate is the portrayal of the suffragettes in Ireland as a bunch of middle class women looking for the vote ?

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The Saga of Irish versus African American Slavery on reddit and conquest and colonialism .

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President Andrew Jackson had a pet parrot "Poll" who famously had to be removed from the funeral for swearing. My question is , whatever happened to Poll?	173
Rommel. How much did he know of and was he complicit in the Nazi crimes against humanity.	73
AMA with Dr Ryle Dwyer, Michael Collins expert , modern Irish historian, author and academic currently underway on r/IrishHistory . (Link below)	70
Friday the 13th is associated with bad luck and superstition. How far back in history does this go ?	44
In WWII German U-Boats have entered popular history as the best, but how did they compare with the Allied submarines or their Axis allies.	15
Charles Stewart Parnell Alert. We have been having a look at him, the Home Rule Party, Land League and Ladies Land League at r/Irish History	11
Is there an inverse relationsip between the development of technology driven by war and peace and the arts driven by periods of stability.	9
A question has been asked in r/IrishHistory ;Property Rights in Celtic Irish Law article: can you guys please comment on it/provide alternative sources?	9
Irelands suffragettes tooled up and joined the 1916 Rising. How accurate is the portrayal of the suffragettes in Ireland as a bunch of middle class women looking for the vote ?	7
The Saga of Irish versus African American Slavery on reddit and conquest and colonialism .	4