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What was the "backup plan" if the Spanish Armada has actually made landfall in the Britain relatively intact? Did Elizabeth have ground forces mobilized and stationed near the coast to intercept? Would they have stood a chance against the forces that the Spanish were bringing?

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Did pirates in the Caribbean ever specifically target and prey on other, more-successful pirates, or was there some kind of formal/informal understanding against attacking one another?

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How was slave-on-slave crime and conflict typically controlled on Southern plantations?

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On interstate highways in the U.S., the speed limit is most frequently 55, 65, or 70. How were these specific speeds chosen?

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I'm an English peasant in the Middle Ages with three children and my wife just passed away, how do I manage the extra responsibilities while maintaining my livelihood?

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Did Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown really "end" the American Revolution, or was it already a foregone conclusion at that point?

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Why does the English-speaking world refer to Charlemagne as such, instead of Charles 1 or Charles the Great? Why dont we refer to Peter the Great as Pyotr Veliky, or Frederick the Great as Friedrich der Grosse?

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In HBO's Rome, Marcus Brutus tells his mother to purchase a slave at market to satisfy her "carnal desires" instead of pursuing Caesar. Was this something Roman patrician families regularly did/could do?

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How much do we know about Secretary Alexander Haig's actual intentions when he claimed to be "in charge" after President's Reagan assassination attempt?

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Why do we have such romantic notions and positive portrayals of Caribbean sea-faring pirates, in particular, as compared to other well-known groups of thieves, scoundrels, and murderers?

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What was the "backup plan" if the Spanish Armada has actually made landfall in the Britain relatively intact? Did Elizabeth have ground forces mobilized and stationed near the coast to intercept? Would they have stood a chance against the forces that the Spanish were bringing?	31	AskHistorians
Did pirates in the Caribbean ever specifically target and prey on other, more-successful pirates, or was there some kind of formal/informal understanding against attacking one another?	29	AskHistorians
How was slave-on-slave crime and conflict typically controlled on Southern plantations?	29	AskHistorians
On interstate highways in the U.S., the speed limit is most frequently 55, 65, or 70. How were these specific speeds chosen?	27	AskHistorians
I'm an English peasant in the Middle Ages with three children and my wife just passed away, how do I manage the extra responsibilities while maintaining my livelihood?	25	AskHistorians
Did Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown really "end" the American Revolution, or was it already a foregone conclusion at that point?	24	AskHistorians
Why does the English-speaking world refer to Charlemagne as such, instead of Charles 1 or Charles the Great? Why dont we refer to Peter the Great as Pyotr Veliky, or Frederick the Great as Friedrich der Grosse?	24	AskHistorians
In HBO's Rome, Marcus Brutus tells his mother to purchase a slave at market to satisfy her "carnal desires" instead of pursuing Caesar. Was this something Roman patrician families regularly did/could do?	23	AskHistorians
How much do we know about Secretary Alexander Haig's actual intentions when he claimed to be "in charge" after President's Reagan assassination attempt?	18	AskHistorians
Why do we have such romantic notions and positive portrayals of Caribbean sea-faring pirates, in particular, as compared to other well-known groups of thieves, scoundrels, and murderers?	17	AskHistorians