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Blackface/minstrel shows: How did white people pretending to be black people become an entire genre of entertainment?

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Did medieval Europe have laws about wearing a sword within city limits?

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What did the training, work, and general life of a professional Norse skald look like?

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World War One: Are those videos of jubilant crowds as soldiers are leaving for the front indicative of the overall mood at the start of the war?

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Why did breastplates fall out of use in Europe for a period, before coming back in the later medieval period?

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Physically, how would a German Landsknecht compare to a modern soldier?

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Does it make sense do describe someone's hair as a "big poof"?

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The Golden Age of Piracy: Supposedly, flying the red flag meant that the pirates were going to slaughter everyone on board. How commonly was this promise kept, and why would pirates signal their intentions in this way?

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How did harps become so associated with the Christian afterlife?

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How did Vikings muster, plan, and launch a raiding expedition?

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