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Henry VIII publicly denounced Martin Luther and defended Catholocism in the 1520s. How did Luther react to Henry's break from the Catholic Church a decade later?

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The 1921 death of actress Virginia Rappe after a wild Hollywood party is considered one of the first major scandals in Hollywood. What actually happened to Rappe, and how did the subsequent trials impact the American public's opinion of the film industry and faith in the criminal justice system?

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How did medieval people describe the aftermath of the plague? Was there anything that might be considered "post-apocalyptic" literature describing total social collapse?

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Did Mary, Queen of Scots speak with a Scottish accent, a French accent, or something else?

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There's a stereotype in the UK that rich people, particularly aristocrats and royals, look like horses. When did that idea originate, and do we know why it came to be?

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What was it like to be impressed into the Royal Navy in England in the 1740s?

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War between the UK and USA was widely considered "imminent" during the Venezuelan Crisis of 1895. How seriously were the two countries preparing for war, was the general public aware of the impending war? What was the public and governmental reactions when the war never happened?

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How much did British and American propaganda during the Revolutionary War emphasize the religious differences between many of the colonists and traditional Anglicanism?

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How much power did women have in late Anglo-Saxon and early medieval England?

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Henry VIII publicly denounced Martin Luther and defended Catholocism in the 1520s. How did Luther react to Henry's break from the Catholic Church a decade later?	279
The 1921 death of actress Virginia Rappe after a wild Hollywood party is considered one of the first major scandals in Hollywood. What actually happened to Rappe, and how did the subsequent trials impact the American public's opinion of the film industry and faith in the criminal justice system?	138
How did medieval people describe the aftermath of the plague? Was there anything that might be considered "post-apocalyptic" literature describing total social collapse?	67
Did Mary, Queen of Scots speak with a Scottish accent, a French accent, or something else?	45
There's a stereotype in the UK that rich people, particularly aristocrats and royals, look like horses. When did that idea originate, and do we know why it came to be?	22
What was it like to be impressed into the Royal Navy in England in the 1740s?	7
War between the UK and USA was widely considered "imminent" during the Venezuelan Crisis of 1895. How seriously were the two countries preparing for war, was the general public aware of the impending war? What was the public and governmental reactions when the war never happened?	4
How much did British and American propaganda during the Revolutionary War emphasize the religious differences between many of the colonists and traditional Anglicanism?	3
How much power did women have in late Anglo-Saxon and early medieval England?	2