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Did pre-colonisation American Empires like the Incas or Aztecs ever attempt to explore the seas?

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Did people share the "internet is a cesspit" attitude 20 years ago that many people have today?

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What risk did Chernobyl pose to the Orkney Islands?

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Why has Italy never been a major European power even after unification?

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How well does CGP Grey encapsulate the experience of a historian?

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When William the Conqueror made a law saying ‘I prohibit the sale of any man by another outside of the country’, how effective was this in reducing the slave trade in Britain/Ireland, and how did this law affect how the Transatlantic Slave Trade operated centuries later?

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The Plantagenets ruled England for longer than any other house (over 300 years), what lasting legacies did they leave?

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What is the source of the quote "Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power" ?

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In the UK, most farms are separated by hedgerows. Did they occur as natural boundaries? If not, when did the practice of placing them begin?

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Why did the Vikings so readily adopt Christianity?

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Did pre-colonisation American Empires like the Incas or Aztecs ever attempt to explore the seas?	52	AskHistorians
Did people share the "internet is a cesspit" attitude 20 years ago that many people have today?	44	AskHistorians
What risk did Chernobyl pose to the Orkney Islands?	40	AskHistorians
Why has Italy never been a major European power even after unification?	37	AskHistorians
How well does CGP Grey encapsulate the experience of a historian?	36	AskHistorians
When William the Conqueror made a law saying ‘I prohibit the sale of any man by another outside of the country’, how effective was this in reducing the slave trade in Britain/Ireland, and how did this law affect how the Transatlantic Slave Trade operated centuries later?	33	AskHistorians
The Plantagenets ruled England for longer than any other house (over 300 years), what lasting legacies did they leave?	32	AskHistorians
What is the source of the quote "Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power" ?	32	AskHistorians
In the UK, most farms are separated by hedgerows. Did they occur as natural boundaries? If not, when did the practice of placing them begin?	31	AskHistorians
Why did the Vikings so readily adopt Christianity?	30	AskHistorians