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I read that in Colonial North America, British and French women who were captured by Native Americans often chose to stay and live with them, preferring the more egalitarian gender roles in the Native Americans' society. Is there any evidence of this?
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There are a lot of "[Famous historical figure] actually had [disease]" theories - which ones do historians agree are the most plausible?
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Who's a well-known historical figure from your area of expertise whose physical appearance, voice or mannerisms wouldn't match up with how they're depicted in the popular imagination?
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Settle a debate started by the Simpsons: who was considered a more effective British Prime Minister according to contemporary historians, Lord Palmerston, or Pitt the Elder?
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The "War of the Golden Stool" was a war that took place in 1900 between England and the Ashanti Empire in Ghana, that was apparently triggered by an actual golden stool. What was so important about the stool?
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What was the pinnacle of Native North American boating technology - is there any history of larger, long-distance watercrafts used for cargo or transportation, or even naval warfare?
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What was the extent of Native American settlements in & around what is now the city of Toronto, prior to its founding by the British in 1793?
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Before contact with Europeans, were there any fermented alcoholic beverages (beer, wine) being consumed by Native Americans, and if so, what were they like?
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