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When did military operations start to be given (Code?) names?

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Was Crassus really executed by having gold poured down his throat?

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What does Marxist historiography consist of, and what are its problems?

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How did one obtain a seat in the English Parliament in the 1500s?

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Did Hitler ever say anything about wanting the German speaking parts of Italy back?

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Sitting Bull is quoted in Ken Burns' "The West" as asking "Where are our warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?" Where is he recorded as saying this, and is there any connection beyond coincidence between this and Western uses of the Ubi Sunt motif?

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Did Scandinavians shave half of their heads?

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What was new in Cromwell's New Model Army, and how did it affect later military organisation/tactics?

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Can anybody direct me towards sources on England's defences during the reign of Edgar the Peaceable (959-975AD)?

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Why was Olaf Magnusson dropped from the official list of Norwegian monarchs in 1957?

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When did military operations start to be given (Code?) names?	579
Was Crassus really executed by having gold poured down his throat?	253
What does Marxist historiography consist of, and what are its problems?	96
How did one obtain a seat in the English Parliament in the 1500s?	59
Did Hitler ever say anything about wanting the German speaking parts of Italy back?	54
Sitting Bull is quoted in Ken Burns' "The West" as asking "Where are our warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?" Where is he recorded as saying this, and is there any connection beyond coincidence between this and Western uses of the Ubi Sunt motif?	34
Did Scandinavians shave half of their heads?	30
What was new in Cromwell's New Model Army, and how did it affect later military organisation/tactics?	25
Can anybody direct me towards sources on England's defences during the reign of Edgar the Peaceable (959-975AD)?	25
Why was Olaf Magnusson dropped from the official list of Norwegian monarchs in 1957?	23