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Was there ever a Pirate ship bigger than the Queen Anne's Revenge at one point? Or attempts to steal a ship bigger than it?

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How can AskHistorians improve on being able to answer all questions posted?

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I’ll try ask this question again. How were warships in the early 18th century French navy named and classified?

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When did the "Tinfoil hat" stereotype for conspiracy theorists start to appear?

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I didn't receive any responses to this question last time: Why are these tall ships depicted with multicolored sails? Wasn't it expensive to dye sails of different colors in the Age of Sail?

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In SE3E1 of the Netflix's "Frontier", A French-Canadien fur trapper has his furs confiscated by British regulars working for the HBC, but he said they were violating "French Law" as he is a citizen of Montreal. What was the relationship between the British and French-Canadiens in the late 1700s?

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We all know how great Napoleon Bonaparte was as a military tactician, but was he skilled in close-quarters, hand-to-hand combat?

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Why are these tall ships depicted as having multicolored sails? Wasn't it expensive to dye sails of different colors?

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I just found out that the island of Tobago was considered a neutral territory from the 1690s to 1763. What was life like for the indigenous+Amerindian and European settler populations there during this time?

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During the War of 1812, did the Niagara Escarpment ever prove to be a natural barricade or strategic lookout point?

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Was there ever a Pirate ship bigger than the Queen Anne's Revenge at one point? Or attempts to steal a ship bigger than it?	53	AskHistorians
How can AskHistorians improve on being able to answer all questions posted?	48	AskHistorians
I’ll try ask this question again. How were warships in the early 18th century French navy named and classified?	42	AskHistorians
When did the "Tinfoil hat" stereotype for conspiracy theorists start to appear?	33	AskHistorians
I didn't receive any responses to this question last time: Why are these tall ships depicted with multicolored sails? Wasn't it expensive to dye sails of different colors in the Age of Sail?	32	AskHistorians
In SE3E1 of the Netflix's "Frontier", A French-Canadien fur trapper has his furs confiscated by British regulars working for the HBC, but he said they were violating "French Law" as he is a citizen of Montreal. What was the relationship between the British and French-Canadiens in the late 1700s?	31	AskHistorians
We all know how great Napoleon Bonaparte was as a military tactician, but was he skilled in close-quarters, hand-to-hand combat?	29	AskHistorians
Why are these tall ships depicted as having multicolored sails? Wasn't it expensive to dye sails of different colors?	29	AskHistorians
I just found out that the island of Tobago was considered a neutral territory from the 1690s to 1763. What was life like for the indigenous+Amerindian and European settler populations there during this time?	26	AskHistorians
During the War of 1812, did the Niagara Escarpment ever prove to be a natural barricade or strategic lookout point?	26	AskHistorians