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In Netflix's Narcos some of the cartel bosses mention "running things from Spain." What was Spain's involvement in the Drug War?

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What made the Carolingian Renaissance happen? What policies/economic conditions/social changes/new practices/etc. resulted in a flowering of culture in the 9th century, and why were they lacking in the 7th-8th century?

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When the Northern states began voluntarily abolishing slavery, was there any movement of Northern slaveowners to the South, or Northern states that hadn't yet embraced abolition?

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I'm a Carolingian scribe, artist, or writer at the beginning of the Carolingian Renaissance. How will my life and work change in the coming decades? Will I know that I'm in a cultural revival, or will it just look that way to future historians?

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Fugitive New York politician "Boss" Tweed fled to Spain, but was recognized because of Thomas Nast's political cartoons. Why were the Spanish police reading American political cartoons?

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In the Edo period, Artisans and Merchants were considered separate classes under the Tokugawa class sysem, but were often lumped together as Chounin. How much was the legal separation between these two classes observed or ignored?

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When do we first hear of parents telling children, "clean your plate, think of the starving children in [place]"?

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Why did Mystery Plays die out in Britain? Is their influence visible in Shakespearean theater?

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How do Historical Andraste scholars counter the claims of Andraste Mythicists?

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In Netflix's Narcos some of the cartel bosses mention "running things from Spain." What was Spain's involvement in the Drug War?	379
What made the Carolingian Renaissance happen? What policies/economic conditions/social changes/new practices/etc. resulted in a flowering of culture in the 9th century, and why were they lacking in the 7th-8th century?	11
When the Northern states began voluntarily abolishing slavery, was there any movement of Northern slaveowners to the South, or Northern states that hadn't yet embraced abolition?	6
I'm a Carolingian scribe, artist, or writer at the beginning of the Carolingian Renaissance. How will my life and work change in the coming decades? Will I know that I'm in a cultural revival, or will it just look that way to future historians?	4
Fugitive New York politician "Boss" Tweed fled to Spain, but was recognized because of Thomas Nast's political cartoons. Why were the Spanish police reading American political cartoons?	4
In the Edo period, Artisans and Merchants were considered separate classes under the Tokugawa class sysem, but were often lumped together as Chounin. How much was the legal separation between these two classes observed or ignored?	3
When do we first hear of parents telling children, "clean your plate, think of the starving children in [place]"?	3
Why did Mystery Plays die out in Britain? Is their influence visible in Shakespearean theater?	3
How do Historical Andraste scholars counter the claims of Andraste Mythicists?	2