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How did apple pie become an icon of American culture, even inspiring the phrase 'as American as apple pie', when it's a popular pastry in several European countries. Especially when it's also an icon of Dutch culture, even appearing in a Dutch cookbook in 1514.

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George Washington was hugely wealthy, but the main house at Mount Vernon seems relatively small and sober compared to the comtemporary European mansions of his financial equals. Is there a reason for this?

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Louis XIV's brother, the Duke of Orléans, was gay and (apparently) very effeminate. According to Wikipedia, this was all rather well known at court and (for political reasons) even encouraged. Did this have any influence on contemporary views/acceptance of homosexuality in France?

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Was the marriage of The Catholic Monarchs, Isabelle and Ferdinand, as 'equal' as it seems in the paintings and stories that I see and hear on my vacation in southern Spain?

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New Amsterdam seems to have been somewhat of a melting pot, much like it´s successor New York. Did the colony develop it´s own (mixed) culture in her 40 years of existence? Or did it closely resemble Dutch society?

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In 19th century American high society, did English-Americans stand firmly atop the social hierachy? Or were (for example) upper class Dutch and French-Americans regarded not much differently?

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The modern division and interpretation of continents seems to be largely based on conventions originating in Europe, especially the borders of Europe, Africa and Asia. Did other cultures in history have other division or interpretations of continents?

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President Martin van Buren spoke Dutch as his first language. Are there any records of him conversing in Dutch with Dutch (or Flemish) dignitaries/diplomats/visitors? Would the Dutch spoken by Van Buren be any different from the Dutch spoken by those Dutch visitors?

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Was democracy in the USA ever in (serious) danger?

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Which European country had the highest gdp per capita in 1500, 1600, 1700 and 1800?

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How did apple pie become an icon of American culture, even inspiring the phrase 'as American as apple pie', when it's a popular pastry in several European countries. Especially when it's also an icon of Dutch culture, even appearing in a Dutch cookbook in 1514.	2317	AskHistorians
George Washington was hugely wealthy, but the main house at Mount Vernon seems relatively small and sober compared to the comtemporary European mansions of his financial equals. Is there a reason for this?	1797	AskHistorians
Louis XIV's brother, the Duke of Orléans, was gay and (apparently) very effeminate. According to Wikipedia, this was all rather well known at court and (for political reasons) even encouraged. Did this have any influence on contemporary views/acceptance of homosexuality in France?	218	AskHistorians
Was the marriage of The Catholic Monarchs, Isabelle and Ferdinand, as 'equal' as it seems in the paintings and stories that I see and hear on my vacation in southern Spain?	161	AskHistorians
New Amsterdam seems to have been somewhat of a melting pot, much like it´s successor New York. Did the colony develop it´s own (mixed) culture in her 40 years of existence? Or did it closely resemble Dutch society?	94	AskHistorians
In 19th century American high society, did English-Americans stand firmly atop the social hierachy? Or were (for example) upper class Dutch and French-Americans regarded not much differently?	58	AskHistorians
The modern division and interpretation of continents seems to be largely based on conventions originating in Europe, especially the borders of Europe, Africa and Asia. Did other cultures in history have other division or interpretations of continents?	34	AskHistorians
President Martin van Buren spoke Dutch as his first language. Are there any records of him conversing in Dutch with Dutch (or Flemish) dignitaries/diplomats/visitors? Would the Dutch spoken by Van Buren be any different from the Dutch spoken by those Dutch visitors?	18	AskHistorians
Was democracy in the USA ever in (serious) danger?	14	AskHistorians
Which European country had the highest gdp per capita in 1500, 1600, 1700 and 1800?	10	AskHistorians