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Did surviving servants steal their dead employers’ identities after the Black Death?

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What exactly is "the West" and why does it exclude Africa and pre-European America?

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How seriously should the claim that the "First Americans" are unrelated to modern Native Americans be taken?

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How do historians determine that a source is reliable?

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What are the reasons behind the US’s Treaty of Peace and Friendship with Morocco being the former’s longest unbroken treaty?

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How has Cleopatra been (falsely?) depicted over time, and how can we really know what kind of a person she was?

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During the Black Death in England, did nobles really have healthier diets than peasants, giving them greater protection from the plague, and if so, why?

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Is there any historical veracity to “Viking wedding swords?”

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What would be the social reaction to a woman caught out alone at night in England in the late 1800s?

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Did the Mongol army ever have a navy?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did surviving servants steal their dead employers’ identities after the Black Death?	278
What exactly is "the West" and why does it exclude Africa and pre-European America?	150
How seriously should the claim that the "First Americans" are unrelated to modern Native Americans be taken?	43
How do historians determine that a source is reliable?	19
What are the reasons behind the US’s Treaty of Peace and Friendship with Morocco being the former’s longest unbroken treaty?	12
How has Cleopatra been (falsely?) depicted over time, and how can we really know what kind of a person she was?	8
During the Black Death in England, did nobles really have healthier diets than peasants, giving them greater protection from the plague, and if so, why?	5
Is there any historical veracity to “Viking wedding swords?”	4
What would be the social reaction to a woman caught out alone at night in England in the late 1800s?	4
Did the Mongol army ever have a navy?	3