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Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer before going into politics. Was he a good one?

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Is it true that America's westward expansion in the 19th Century had more to do with government initiatives than rugged individualism and pioneer spirit?

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To what degree was the 100 Years War a single ongoing conflict, and how did it effect the common people of France?

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Were old castles and mansions ever really built with elaborate secret doors and hidden rooms?

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I'm told that the use of torture started to decline in the western world in the Seventeenth Century. What caused this?

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WW2: Why does every American propaganda drawing I see of the Japanese depict them with glasses and buckteeth?

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Is archaeology a completely modern phenomenon?

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Since Norsemen visited Greenland and North America late in the Viking Age, are the Icelandic Sagas considered a useful source on the natives of that time?

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What were relations between the British Isles and the Nordic countries like before the Viking Age "officially" started with the raid on Lindisfarne?

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Was "partner" really a commonly used address in the wild west?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer before going into politics. Was he a good one?	15
Is it true that America's westward expansion in the 19th Century had more to do with government initiatives than rugged individualism and pioneer spirit?	15
To what degree was the 100 Years War a single ongoing conflict, and how did it effect the common people of France?	14
Were old castles and mansions ever really built with elaborate secret doors and hidden rooms?	14
I'm told that the use of torture started to decline in the western world in the Seventeenth Century. What caused this?	14
WW2: Why does every American propaganda drawing I see of the Japanese depict them with glasses and buckteeth?	13
Is archaeology a completely modern phenomenon?	13
Since Norsemen visited Greenland and North America late in the Viking Age, are the Icelandic Sagas considered a useful source on the natives of that time?	13
What were relations between the British Isles and the Nordic countries like before the Viking Age "officially" started with the raid on Lindisfarne?	13
Was "partner" really a commonly used address in the wild west?	13