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How come we never see historical people depicted with acne?

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How accurate is the show The Tudors?

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According to Diodorus Siculus, killing a cat in Ancient Egypt was punishable by death. However, kittens were also farmed to be sacrificed and made into mummies. Was there religious exemption for killing cats? How did these seemingly-contradictory things fit into the Ancient Egyptian worldview?

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Was Henry VIII's jousting accident in 1536 really the cause for his tyranny?

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How come we never see historical people depicted with acne?	1304
How accurate is the show The Tudors?	51
According to Diodorus Siculus, killing a cat in Ancient Egypt was punishable by death. However, kittens were also farmed to be sacrificed and made into mummies. Was there religious exemption for killing cats? How did these seemingly-contradictory things fit into the Ancient Egyptian worldview?	18
Was Henry VIII's jousting accident in 1536 really the cause for his tyranny?	2