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Suppose a Roman provincial town at the height of the Principate wants to raise a statue to their Wise and Beneficent Emperor. How do they ensure that it’s a good likeness of him?
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Is there any evidence that survivors of Franklin's Lost Expedition successfully assimilated into the Inuit?
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Antarctica is protected by treaty against militarisation or resource exploitation. Why are there no similar treaties for the Arctic?
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In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien uses "leech" on four occasions to refer to a doctor or to medicine. What is the historical background to this?
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Thomas Cromwell asserted in 1532 “that this realm of England is an Empire“ to support Henry VIII’s claim to supremacy over the Church of England. What would Cromwell have understood by “Empire”, and why was it important for Henry’s argument?
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The AMIA bombing in Argentina in 1994 killed 85 people. Iran has been implicated in the attack, but Argentina has consistently failed to properly investigate. Why would Iran attack Argentina, and why has Argentina failed to investigate the worst terror attack in its history?
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Why did Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony with no historical ties to the British Empire, choose to join the Commonwealth in 1995?
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In 1890, Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gordon-Cumming of the Scots Guards was accused of cheating at baccarat in the presence of the Prince of Wales, ultimately leading to the Prince’s appearance at a sensational slander trial, but did Gordon-Cumming actually cheat?
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In the film Conspiracy, about the Wannsee Conference, Wilhelm Stuckart is portrayed as opposing mass killings of German Jews because he fears it will create a tidal wave of inheritance claims. Is this true and if so, how did the Nazis confront it to keep the killings secret?
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