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How safe were herbal abortifacients in 8th-14th century Western Europe?

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Why was post-WW1 revanchism so much more Antisemitic in Germany than in Italy, Austria, Poland, or Turkey?

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Why do Christians date years with Before Christ (an English phrase) and Anno Domini (a Latin phrase)?

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I have never once seen a reference to Roman archers. Did the Romans de-emphasize long-range weaponry? Were they more vulnerable against groups of archers?

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How did administration and government in India and the Middle East differ from that of Europe in the middle ages?

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In the Early Middle Ages, many Germanic kings (such as Cnut the Great) married the widows of kings they deposed or killed. Why was this?

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In contemporary online discourse, mass poverty in the Eastern Bloc tends to be blamed on "the flaws of communism" or "destructive American foreign policy", with little middle ground. Which outlook is more accurate?

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In medieval England, knights were addressed as "Sir". What titles were used in the rest of Europe?

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Why did "Khan" become a surname in India, but not in other regions where Turko-Mongol people ruled?

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During the 1930s, did any US politicians publicly support that Nazis and their racial policies?

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How safe were herbal abortifacients in 8th-14th century Western Europe?	12
Why was post-WW1 revanchism so much more Antisemitic in Germany than in Italy, Austria, Poland, or Turkey?	12
Why do Christians date years with Before Christ (an English phrase) and Anno Domini (a Latin phrase)?	11
I have never once seen a reference to Roman archers. Did the Romans de-emphasize long-range weaponry? Were they more vulnerable against groups of archers?	11
How did administration and government in India and the Middle East differ from that of Europe in the middle ages?	11
In the Early Middle Ages, many Germanic kings (such as Cnut the Great) married the widows of kings they deposed or killed. Why was this?	11
In contemporary online discourse, mass poverty in the Eastern Bloc tends to be blamed on "the flaws of communism" or "destructive American foreign policy", with little middle ground. Which outlook is more accurate?	11
In medieval England, knights were addressed as "Sir". What titles were used in the rest of Europe?	11
Why did "Khan" become a surname in India, but not in other regions where Turko-Mongol people ruled?	11
During the 1930s, did any US politicians publicly support that Nazis and their racial policies?	11