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Did the Britons actually practice human sacrifice, or is it purely Roman propaganda?

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What were relations like between the Swahili city-states of the west African coast (Mombasa, Zanzibar, and other smaller cities) and the interior?

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As they didn't have bras, what did medieval women use for support?

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How similar was Anglo-Saxon paganism to the Norse paganism most people are more familiar with?

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How did most Jews end up in Europe?

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A number of Middle Eastern regimes and groups supported the Axis powers. Was this just because they were fighting the French and British for independence, or were there ideological reasons they admired/agreed with the Axis powers for?

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The Revolutionary Communist Party (UK) disbanded in 1997. Why did it dissolve, and why did most of its members end up working with the Conservative party and other right-wing organisations?

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What happened to Mithraism?

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Early Vedic religion seems to focus a lot on gods who are today quite minor in Hinduism, such as Indra, Agni, Rudra, etc, while now the most-worshipped gods seem to be ones who were pretty minor in early Vedic texts, like Shiva and Ganesh. How and why did this change occur?

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How much did Communist regimes support/resist feminism and feminists within their own country?

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Did the Britons actually practice human sacrifice, or is it purely Roman propaganda?	80	AskHistorians
What were relations like between the Swahili city-states of the west African coast (Mombasa, Zanzibar, and other smaller cities) and the interior?	79	AskHistorians
As they didn't have bras, what did medieval women use for support?	79	AskHistorians
How similar was Anglo-Saxon paganism to the Norse paganism most people are more familiar with?	76	AskHistorians
How did most Jews end up in Europe?	73	AskHistorians
A number of Middle Eastern regimes and groups supported the Axis powers. Was this just because they were fighting the French and British for independence, or were there ideological reasons they admired/agreed with the Axis powers for?	73	AskHistorians
The Revolutionary Communist Party (UK) disbanded in 1997. Why did it dissolve, and why did most of its members end up working with the Conservative party and other right-wing organisations?	72	AskHistorians
What happened to Mithraism?	72	AskHistorians
Early Vedic religion seems to focus a lot on gods who are today quite minor in Hinduism, such as Indra, Agni, Rudra, etc, while now the most-worshipped gods seem to be ones who were pretty minor in early Vedic texts, like Shiva and Ganesh. How and why did this change occur?	71	AskHistorians
How much did Communist regimes support/resist feminism and feminists within their own country?	71	AskHistorians