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As a child, my grandmother who was born in 1892 used to sing me a very macabre lullaby called Two Babes In The Woods. I think the song originated in England but not sure of the date, maybe mid 1800's. Any thoughts on why parents told their children these kinds of horrific stories?

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Personal question for actual historians in this sub: Do you ever get sick of the endless questions about Hitler and the Holocaust?

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Do the ubiquitous photos of Iran prior to the ascent of Ayatollah Khomeini (showing the country as very Western and cosmopolitan) accurately reflect the mores and sensibilities of Iran's general population or were such "indulgences" largely limited to the more privileged and urban?

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I've been reading a book called Sick Societies: Challenging the Myth of Primitive Harmony by Robert B. Edgerton. How is this book viewed by current historians?

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Why didn't the Native American's encountered by English settlers speak Spanish like most everyone else on the continent?

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As a child, my grandmother who was born in 1892 used to sing me a very macabre lullaby called Two Babes In The Woods. I think the song originated in England but not sure of the date, maybe mid 1800's. Any thoughts on why parents told their children these kinds of horrific stories?	1849
Personal question for actual historians in this sub: Do you ever get sick of the endless questions about Hitler and the Holocaust?	265
Do the ubiquitous photos of Iran prior to the ascent of Ayatollah Khomeini (showing the country as very Western and cosmopolitan) accurately reflect the mores and sensibilities of Iran's general population or were such "indulgences" largely limited to the more privileged and urban?	93
I've been reading a book called Sick Societies: Challenging the Myth of Primitive Harmony by Robert B. Edgerton. How is this book viewed by current historians?	38
Why didn't the Native American's encountered by English settlers speak Spanish like most everyone else on the continent?	1