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After becoming part of the US, Louisiana retained a great deal of French Civil Law. Why doesn't the same thing seem to have occurred with Mexican Civil Law in California?

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Why did so many Syrians and Lebanese people migrate to Latin America?

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IIRC, Early Modern torture and punishment were considerably more brutal than their Medieval counterparts. If so, why is "Medieval" often used as a byword to describe cruel and unusual punishment?

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What is the history and origin of the myth of the Castilian lisp?

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What became of the Angles and Saxons who stayed behind in what's now Germany? How long did it take for them and their insular cousins to come to see each other as separate peoples?

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Is it a misnomer to use Medieval in reference to non-(Western) European cultures?

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It seems to me that 1980's Hollywood reflects a strong nostalgia for the 1930s (especially 30's gangsters; see examples inside)? Was 30's nostalgia a real trend at the time, or am I falling prey to confirmation bias? If it was, what prompted it? The half century mark, or something else?

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Why wasn't Dante's Divine Comedy translated into English until the late 18th/early 19th centuries when there was a clear interest in Italian literature among Early Modern English people?

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I understand that England had about 8 civil wars from 1088 to 1651, so why is only the last of such civil wars (lowercase) called the Civil War (uppercase)? Does it have to do with involving a larger cross-section of society rather than only royals and high nobles fighting over succession?

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Some Mexican friends of mine have told me that the story of the Niños Héroes valiently defending Chapultepec Castle to the death during the Mexican-American War has been embellished beyond recognition from what really happened. Is that true? If so, what really happened?

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After becoming part of the US, Louisiana retained a great deal of French Civil Law. Why doesn't the same thing seem to have occurred with Mexican Civil Law in California?	15	AskHistorians
Why did so many Syrians and Lebanese people migrate to Latin America?	15	AskHistorians
IIRC, Early Modern torture and punishment were considerably more brutal than their Medieval counterparts. If so, why is "Medieval" often used as a byword to describe cruel and unusual punishment?	15	AskHistorians
What is the history and origin of the myth of the Castilian lisp?	15	AskHistorians
What became of the Angles and Saxons who stayed behind in what's now Germany? How long did it take for them and their insular cousins to come to see each other as separate peoples?	15	AskHistorians
Is it a misnomer to use Medieval in reference to non-(Western) European cultures?	15	AskHistorians
It seems to me that 1980's Hollywood reflects a strong nostalgia for the 1930s (especially 30's gangsters; see examples inside)? Was 30's nostalgia a real trend at the time, or am I falling prey to confirmation bias? If it was, what prompted it? The half century mark, or something else?	15	AskHistorians
Why wasn't Dante's Divine Comedy translated into English until the late 18th/early 19th centuries when there was a clear interest in Italian literature among Early Modern English people?	15	AskHistorians
I understand that England had about 8 civil wars from 1088 to 1651, so why is only the last of such civil wars (lowercase) called the Civil War (uppercase)? Does it have to do with involving a larger cross-section of society rather than only royals and high nobles fighting over succession?	15	AskHistorians
Some Mexican friends of mine have told me that the story of the Niños Héroes valiently defending Chapultepec Castle to the death during the Mexican-American War has been embellished beyond recognition from what really happened. Is that true? If so, what really happened?	15	AskHistorians