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After brutally putting down the Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica, governor Edward John Eyre’s actions were investigated and the government’s response was watched by the “Jamaica Committee” comprised of intellectuals (lead by J. Stuart-Mill, included Ch. Darwin). I am unsure as to what was the result.
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To what degree were 19th century movements advocating for women’s rights interconnected with movements against animal cruelty?
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In the period of the Late Republic, when cavalry is mentioned, it is most often provided by one the allies and not Roman soldiers themselves. Was there a particular reason why the core Roman army lacked in that regard?
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Would an 18th century Irish family make meals out of potatoes that might seem strange to a modern person or were they mostly just boiled?
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Was there a more suitable target for the Parisian revolutionaries in 1789, than the Bastille which at the time only housed 7 prisoners, none of whom were real members of the political dissent?
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How much do we know about the authorship of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" and who were the people first spreading it?
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What are the roots and main culprits behind the association of Indian music/culture with psychedelic imagery?
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How much credibility has the claim that the Xiongnu people were in some way direct predecessors of the Huns? Is there more to it than few linguistic hints, that could have been misinterpreted? When do we historically “lose” these people?
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The Khodynka Tragedy was a stampede at the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II. in 1896, which resulted in over 1000 deaths. What was the contemporary view and coverage of the tragedy? Who was blamed? Did this specific event have any longterm negative consequences for Nicholas’ rule?
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