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Did one need some kind of formal training or apprenticeship to become an executioner in the middle ages?

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How efficient were tax collection systems before the advent of modern transportation (cars, trains, planes, etc.)? Wouldn't it take forever just to collect a year's worth of taxes?

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What were the significant differences between the German administration of German East Africa and German West Africa, in terms of tolerance to natives?

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I read somewhere that pre-Muhammad Arab society contained a long-standing prohibition on hereditary rule, and that this prohibition contributed to instability during periods of succession in the subsequent Caliphates. Is there any truth to this?

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What would be considered the first urban street gang in recorded history?

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When and why did nude beaches become a thing? Were they recognized in law as nude beaches, or did people just start using them as nude beaches beforehand?

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At what exact point in the prior millennium did European polities began to view non-Christian political authority as "illegitimate?"

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What are some lesser-known examples of "dog-whistles" in American politics?

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When the U.S. Constitution came into effect in 1789, who was the more legally powerful executive: President Washington or King George III?

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What's a good follow-up to James Kettner's "Development of American Citizenship, 1608-1870"? Looking for a book of similar accessibility on American citizenship from 1870 onward.

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Did one need some kind of formal training or apprenticeship to become an executioner in the middle ages?	2
How efficient were tax collection systems before the advent of modern transportation (cars, trains, planes, etc.)? Wouldn't it take forever just to collect a year's worth of taxes?	2
What were the significant differences between the German administration of German East Africa and German West Africa, in terms of tolerance to natives?	2
I read somewhere that pre-Muhammad Arab society contained a long-standing prohibition on hereditary rule, and that this prohibition contributed to instability during periods of succession in the subsequent Caliphates. Is there any truth to this?	2
What would be considered the first urban street gang in recorded history?	2
When and why did nude beaches become a thing? Were they recognized in law as nude beaches, or did people just start using them as nude beaches beforehand?	2
At what exact point in the prior millennium did European polities began to view non-Christian political authority as "illegitimate?"	2
What are some lesser-known examples of "dog-whistles" in American politics?	2
When the U.S. Constitution came into effect in 1789, who was the more legally powerful executive: President Washington or King George III?	2
What's a good follow-up to James Kettner's "Development of American Citizenship, 1608-1870"? Looking for a book of similar accessibility on American citizenship from 1870 onward.	2