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Is it true that the American Confederacy had plans to conquer neighbouring territories and expand slavery?

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In 1895, an Irishman killed his illness-stricken wife, because he was convinced she'd been replaced by a fairy changeling. Was this level of superstition typical for Ireland at that time?

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The siege of Candia lasted 21 years (1648-1669). Why was total control of Crete THIS important to both the Ottomans and the Venetians? And what was life like in the city during two whole decades of siege?

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Superheroes started cropping up in the 1930's and 40's. Were their costumes considered silly at the time?

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In the movie Death of Stalin, Marshal Zhukov makes a smartass comment about Coco Chanel and Georgy Malenkov's hair. Would he and the other Soviet leaders have known enough about Western high fashion for the mockery to work?

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Was there opposition to slavery in the ancient world?

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Frankenstein: I've seen it claimed that back in 1818, a reader would have been meant to sympathise with the title character for abandoning his creation simply for being ugly. How accurate is this?

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The Catholic Church had the official stand that witchcraft did not exist. What was it about the Protestant Reformation that allow the witch hysteria to blossom?

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How did daily life change for the average Gaul after Caesar's conquest?

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Supposedly, during the brief Norse settlement in Newfoundland, as the natives were attacking, a heavily pregnant Norsewoman scared them off by exposing her breasts and slapping them with a sword. Um... why?

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Is it true that the American Confederacy had plans to conquer neighbouring territories and expand slavery?	58	AskHistorians
In 1895, an Irishman killed his illness-stricken wife, because he was convinced she'd been replaced by a fairy changeling. Was this level of superstition typical for Ireland at that time?	51	AskHistorians
The siege of Candia lasted 21 years (1648-1669). Why was total control of Crete THIS important to both the Ottomans and the Venetians? And what was life like in the city during two whole decades of siege?	51	AskHistorians
Superheroes started cropping up in the 1930's and 40's. Were their costumes considered silly at the time?	49	AskHistorians
In the movie Death of Stalin, Marshal Zhukov makes a smartass comment about Coco Chanel and Georgy Malenkov's hair. Would he and the other Soviet leaders have known enough about Western high fashion for the mockery to work?	47	AskHistorians
Was there opposition to slavery in the ancient world?	46	AskHistorians
Frankenstein: I've seen it claimed that back in 1818, a reader would have been meant to sympathise with the title character for abandoning his creation simply for being ugly. How accurate is this?	45	AskHistorians
The Catholic Church had the official stand that witchcraft did not exist. What was it about the Protestant Reformation that allow the witch hysteria to blossom?	44	AskHistorians
How did daily life change for the average Gaul after Caesar's conquest?	43	AskHistorians
Supposedly, during the brief Norse settlement in Newfoundland, as the natives were attacking, a heavily pregnant Norsewoman scared them off by exposing her breasts and slapping them with a sword. Um... why?	43	AskHistorians