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Where did the 'childless rich uncle dying and having no one but a very distant nephew to solely inherit his riches' come from?

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Where did the "evil things have red eyes" trope came from? Is it an old thing or a new thing?

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In War and Peace (1867), Tolstoy shows a lot of contempt for medicine and doctors. Was this a common opinion in Europe at the time?

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In Arthurian fiction, the king dies and Britain stays without a king for almost a decade, being thrown into chaos and disorder. Has this ever happened?

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How were floors cleaned before the 1500's?

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What, if any, was the relationship between the 80's HIV/AIDS pandemic and the rebirth of vampire fiction?

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Did the Tudor houses made out of wattle and daub look as smooth back then as they do today?

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When did the phenomenom of institutionalized art reviews start? Were there film reviews for Nosferatu at time of release? How about book reviews for Dracula?

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Were there people who publicly opposed antisemitism in the past?

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It seems like a lot of Spanish Chivalric Romances featured islands ("insulas") as their setting. Why?

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Where did the 'childless rich uncle dying and having no one but a very distant nephew to solely inherit his riches' come from?	50	AskHistorians
Where did the "evil things have red eyes" trope came from? Is it an old thing or a new thing?	49	AskHistorians
In War and Peace (1867), Tolstoy shows a lot of contempt for medicine and doctors. Was this a common opinion in Europe at the time?	40	AskHistorians
In Arthurian fiction, the king dies and Britain stays without a king for almost a decade, being thrown into chaos and disorder. Has this ever happened?	38	AskHistorians
How were floors cleaned before the 1500's?	34	AskHistorians
What, if any, was the relationship between the 80's HIV/AIDS pandemic and the rebirth of vampire fiction?	33	AskHistorians
Did the Tudor houses made out of wattle and daub look as smooth back then as they do today?	33	AskHistorians
When did the phenomenom of institutionalized art reviews start? Were there film reviews for Nosferatu at time of release? How about book reviews for Dracula?	30	AskHistorians
Were there people who publicly opposed antisemitism in the past?	28	AskHistorians
It seems like a lot of Spanish Chivalric Romances featured islands ("insulas") as their setting. Why?	28	AskHistorians