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How did authorities decide on such bizarre, complex, and extremely cruel executions like that of Balthasar Gerard?
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It feels like every movie/series about WWII has a "killing captured/surrendering soldiers" scene as a way to show the unpleasant moral realities of war. How common was it on either side?
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I'm a humble carpenter with a pregnant virgin wife (don't ask) in biblical Judea looking for an inn for the night. How significant an expense is this to me?
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How did the Mongols treat and manage their horses? Were there trainer/veterinarian-esque specialists to manage them?
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After the Quock Walker case, did many "freed" slaves in Massachusetts actually avail themselves of their newfound rights?
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In the Dutch colony of Surinam, slave were supposedly not allowed to speak the colonists' language (Dutch). Was this common in other slave-owning areas, and what was the reasoning behind this?
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With hindsight, East India Company "factories" can be seen as a precursor to full colonization, but were they intended as such at the time?
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