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Do these two pages from Wikipedia accurately show how French warships in the early 18th century were named and ranked?

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How much longer after Admiral Benbow’s death (1702) did British admirals continue wearing the outfit as shown in the painting of his death?

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Insight on the grammar and spelling on this map of the West Indies from the 1750's?

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Were slave ships ever used to transport slaves from one plantation to another?

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My parents keep telling me that the Smithsonian Museum recently admitted destroyed a bunch of "giant" skeletons. If this happened, how come there was no major coverage/controversy surrounding it?

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From the book "War of the Americas," one passage reads how after the ships, "HMS Windsor" and "Weymouth" defeat the French ship "Thetis", the captives are set ashore at the Cuban capital (Havana). How did two British ships safely reach an enemy port without being counter-attacked by the Spanish?

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How did merchants get away with selling their goods to pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy?

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We've all heard of the Third Riech, but what about the Second Reich, and First Riech?

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Did the Spanish really use bows and crossbows at their ships' fighting tops as late as the 1700's?

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The War of Spanish Succession is known for making a lot of privateers lose their jobs. But my question is, what happened to their letters of marque and their vessels?

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Do these two pages from Wikipedia accurately show how French warships in the early 18th century were named and ranked?	1
How much longer after Admiral Benbow’s death (1702) did British admirals continue wearing the outfit as shown in the painting of his death?	1
Insight on the grammar and spelling on this map of the West Indies from the 1750's?	1
Were slave ships ever used to transport slaves from one plantation to another?	1
My parents keep telling me that the Smithsonian Museum recently admitted destroyed a bunch of "giant" skeletons. If this happened, how come there was no major coverage/controversy surrounding it?	1
From the book "War of the Americas," one passage reads how after the ships, "HMS Windsor" and "Weymouth" defeat the French ship "Thetis", the captives are set ashore at the Cuban capital (Havana). How did two British ships safely reach an enemy port without being counter-attacked by the Spanish?	1
How did merchants get away with selling their goods to pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy?	1
We've all heard of the Third Riech, but what about the Second Reich, and First Riech?	1
Did the Spanish really use bows and crossbows at their ships' fighting tops as late as the 1700's?	1
The War of Spanish Succession is known for making a lot of privateers lose their jobs. But my question is, what happened to their letters of marque and their vessels?	1