/u/DGBD's posts in /r/askhistorians
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How did the pope transition from a person with temporal political power (and enemies) to the more symbolic spiritual leader of today?
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Where were the largest population centers/urban areas in the Americas in the years leading up to 1491? Were they urban in the sense we understand that word today?
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Was a pig actually tried for murder in Medieval France, and why would animals have been put on trial?
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At what point in history did the people of Cornwall come to think of themselves and be thought of by others as "English?"
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How unusual was it for Shackleton to not recommend 4 of his crew, including 2 from the James Caird voyage, for the Polar medal? Was he being petty?
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Many of the actors playing Germans in classic WWII movies were themselves involved in the war on the Axis side, or at least old enough to have been. Was this an issue or consideration when casting them?
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