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What are the origins of the 'black leather and spikes' aesthetic of the S&M subculture?

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I recently saw the classic film 'Casablanca' for the first time: was the portrayal of Sam considered progressive at the time, or was it just more of the same?

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How much do we know about what the Ottoman Sultans got up to when they visited the harem? [NSFW]

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During WWII, how did the average US soldier regard the racial and nationalist ideologies of Nazism and Fascism?

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The ancient pagan 'Feast of Fools' featuring the 'Lord of Misrule': how historic was this?

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In old novels from the 18th and 19th centuries, opera singers and actresses are seen as disreputable: at one point did the reverse become the case?

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As historians, how would you address the claim that Pre-Columbian warfare was qualitatively no different from the European colonial conquest of the New World?

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When infant and child mortality rates started to significantly decline, was there any handwringing from Social Darwinists (or other groups) about the 'weak' not being weeded out?

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It's the Reign of Terror and I'm a French aristocrat: other than foreign exile, how do I avoid the guillotine?

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Karl Marx referred to the "rentier class" as "mere coupon clippers": who was he talking about and what did he mean?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What are the origins of the 'black leather and spikes' aesthetic of the S&M subculture?	379
I recently saw the classic film 'Casablanca' for the first time: was the portrayal of Sam considered progressive at the time, or was it just more of the same?	289
How much do we know about what the Ottoman Sultans got up to when they visited the harem? [NSFW]	127
During WWII, how did the average US soldier regard the racial and nationalist ideologies of Nazism and Fascism?	13
The ancient pagan 'Feast of Fools' featuring the 'Lord of Misrule': how historic was this?	10
In old novels from the 18th and 19th centuries, opera singers and actresses are seen as disreputable: at one point did the reverse become the case?	8
As historians, how would you address the claim that Pre-Columbian warfare was qualitatively no different from the European colonial conquest of the New World?	8
When infant and child mortality rates started to significantly decline, was there any handwringing from Social Darwinists (or other groups) about the 'weak' not being weeded out?	7
It's the Reign of Terror and I'm a French aristocrat: other than foreign exile, how do I avoid the guillotine?	4
Karl Marx referred to the "rentier class" as "mere coupon clippers": who was he talking about and what did he mean?	3