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What was Cromwell's Irish Campaign like? What caused it?

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I am an olive grower in Southern France in 500 BC. What is my daily life like? How different is it from an olive grower in Western Turkey or Northern Algeria? How different would my life look in 500 AD?

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In the 18th century, if a royal taste tester died of a food allergy, would the chef be killed for attempted poisoning of the King?

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[WP] In the Earth Realm, a magician puts his hand into his hat. In the Rabbit Realm, the Great Hand emerges again. The Rabbit Council must choose a sacrifice.

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Thomas Woodrow Wilson is the only president to ever have a PhD. Did he tout this fact during either of his election campaigns?

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The nation with the largest Japanese community outside of Japan is...Brazil. What led to Brazil being such a hotspot for Japanese immigrants?

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How did Israel convince their initial migrant Jewish population to start using Hebrew as the Lingua Franca at a time when the language was pretty much dead?

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In the entire history of the Ottoman Empire, not a single Sultan made the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Why was this? Did people criticize the Sultan(s) for not being "real/true" Muslims?

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'Kilroy' is a famous example of American WW2 graffiti. What is the history of war graffiti? What are other iconic examples?

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Why is America one of, if not the, only nations that experienced a non-religious Civil War in the past 200 years in which the losing faction is still obsessed with its iconography?

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What was Cromwell's Irish Campaign like? What caused it?	101	AskHistorians
I am an olive grower in Southern France in 500 BC. What is my daily life like? How different is it from an olive grower in Western Turkey or Northern Algeria? How different would my life look in 500 AD?	101	AskHistorians
In the 18th century, if a royal taste tester died of a food allergy, would the chef be killed for attempted poisoning of the King?	97	AskHistorians
[WP] In the Earth Realm, a magician puts his hand into his hat. In the Rabbit Realm, the Great Hand emerges again. The Rabbit Council must choose a sacrifice.	96	WritingPrompts
Thomas Woodrow Wilson is the only president to ever have a PhD. Did he tout this fact during either of his election campaigns?	94	AskHistorians
The nation with the largest Japanese community outside of Japan is...Brazil. What led to Brazil being such a hotspot for Japanese immigrants?	90	AskHistorians
How did Israel convince their initial migrant Jewish population to start using Hebrew as the Lingua Franca at a time when the language was pretty much dead?	89	AskHistorians
In the entire history of the Ottoman Empire, not a single Sultan made the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Why was this? Did people criticize the Sultan(s) for not being "real/true" Muslims?	88	AskHistorians
'Kilroy' is a famous example of American WW2 graffiti. What is the history of war graffiti? What are other iconic examples?	87	AskHistorians
Why is America one of, if not the, only nations that experienced a non-religious Civil War in the past 200 years in which the losing faction is still obsessed with its iconography?	86	AskHistorians