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I’m wondering what this symbol is on this court note, it’s from 1853 in New York, I feel like i’ve seen it before but i don’t know what it’s called or what it means, any thoughts?

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Why did it frequently take centuries for mediaeval cathedrals to be completed?

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Did people once talk about a changed view of the Earth from the view of an airplane in the way astronauts now talk about it from the view of Earth from space?

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r/AskHistorians, I need some help picking a research topic.

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A. Hamilton & J. Madison were authors of The Federalist Papers. Did they always have different views on the role of government in the republic (and put them aside at first) or did these differences emerge after the ratification of the constitution?

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It is obvious that the idea that everyone in the pre-industrial world dropped dead at age 30 is a misconception. But could peasants and poor people, who didn't have the conveniences of the rich, live into old age?

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When did the word Negro become politically incorrect?

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In your area of study, how is popular perception of the past different from reality? How did the false popular image come to exist?

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The devolution of the small farms into big plantations in the late Roman Republic period, and the subsequent degradation of agriculture in Italy, is a widely known theory. But how do we know of this?

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How accurate is the history in "How Nations Fail" by Acemoglu and Robinson?

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I’m wondering what this symbol is on this court note, it’s from 1853 in New York, I feel like i’ve seen it before but i don’t know what it’s called or what it means, any thoughts?	12
Why did it frequently take centuries for mediaeval cathedrals to be completed?	12
Did people once talk about a changed view of the Earth from the view of an airplane in the way astronauts now talk about it from the view of Earth from space?	12
r/AskHistorians, I need some help picking a research topic.	12
A. Hamilton & J. Madison were authors of The Federalist Papers. Did they always have different views on the role of government in the republic (and put them aside at first) or did these differences emerge after the ratification of the constitution?	12
It is obvious that the idea that everyone in the pre-industrial world dropped dead at age 30 is a misconception. But could peasants and poor people, who didn't have the conveniences of the rich, live into old age?	12
When did the word Negro become politically incorrect?	12
In your area of study, how is popular perception of the past different from reality? How did the false popular image come to exist?	12
The devolution of the small farms into big plantations in the late Roman Republic period, and the subsequent degradation of agriculture in Italy, is a widely known theory. But how do we know of this?	12
How accurate is the history in "How Nations Fail" by Acemoglu and Robinson?	12