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Republic of Ireland role in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement in the 1960s? Bonus: role of the Holy See in same?

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The Twentieth Amendment reduced the "lame duck" period following elections in the US. Why didn't they eliminate the lame duck period completely? Why do new presidents still take office more than 2 months after being elected?

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Why do many New York cities bear names of Classical origins?

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Why is the period 1135-1154 called "The Anarchy", and to what extent did a state of anarchy exist during the period?

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To what extent was slavery new to Europeans at the beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade? Did they consider slavery immoral prior to this?

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Regarding discovery of DNA structure: was it illegitimate for James Watson to have viewed Photo 51 without Rosalind Franklin's knowledge?

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Were premodern (especially Medieval) commoners interested in their family history? Literate and illiterate. Would they be told about ancestors they never knew like great grandparents? Further back if they were especially cool? Did literate commoners without noble blood keep family trees?

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What kind of relationship would royal male and female siblings have in the Middle Ages? What if the woman is a bastard? More specifically, William Adelin and Matilda Fitzroy?

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When Australia decimalized its currency in 1966, why did it change to dollars rather than simply to decimal pounds like the British?

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Did medieval/early modern peasants grow ornamental plants in their gardens, or dedicate all space to food?

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Republic of Ireland role in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement in the 1960s? Bonus: role of the Holy See in same?	36	AskHistorians
The Twentieth Amendment reduced the "lame duck" period following elections in the US. Why didn't they eliminate the lame duck period completely? Why do new presidents still take office more than 2 months after being elected?	33	AskHistorians
Why do many New York cities bear names of Classical origins?	30	AskHistorians
Why is the period 1135-1154 called "The Anarchy", and to what extent did a state of anarchy exist during the period?	21	AskHistorians
To what extent was slavery new to Europeans at the beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade? Did they consider slavery immoral prior to this?	18	AskHistorians
Regarding discovery of DNA structure: was it illegitimate for James Watson to have viewed Photo 51 without Rosalind Franklin's knowledge?	17	AskHistorians
Were premodern (especially Medieval) commoners interested in their family history? Literate and illiterate. Would they be told about ancestors they never knew like great grandparents? Further back if they were especially cool? Did literate commoners without noble blood keep family trees?	17	AskHistorians
What kind of relationship would royal male and female siblings have in the Middle Ages? What if the woman is a bastard? More specifically, William Adelin and Matilda Fitzroy?	16	AskHistorians
When Australia decimalized its currency in 1966, why did it change to dollars rather than simply to decimal pounds like the British?	15	AskHistorians
Did medieval/early modern peasants grow ornamental plants in their gardens, or dedicate all space to food?	15	AskHistorians