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I've seen Thomas Jefferson credited with introducing ice cream, macaroni and cheese, and other foods to America. Why this apparently peculiar link between Thomas Jefferson and beloved food in American popular memory?

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In the novel "Wolf Hall," set in Henry VIII's England, a friend of protagonist Thomas Cromwell mentions that Cromwell has memorized the New Testament verbatim. Were such feats of memorization really documented at the time, and do we know anything of the methods used by memorizers?

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A quick google search tells me that the term "free thinker" entered English in the late 17th century. Did the original users of this term, or people who labelled themselves with it, define it with its modern associations of religious skepticism, agnosticism, or atheism?

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[Spoilers Extended] A Richer Theme than "Leadership"

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Would Henry VIII or other 16th century monarchs have ever dined alone with their spouses, as depicted in The Tudors?

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When did the worn "corn" in English come to refer to the new world crop?

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Prior to 1763, Virginia's borders extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, but did anyone at the time, British or otherwise, imagine that such a vast expanse of land could or would be inhabited by British subjects and ruled by a single colonial government?

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How successful were conservative forces during Japan’s Sakoku period at preventing significant social, political, and economic change before the arrival of Commodore Perry’s black ships in 1853?

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I really enjoyed reading Megasthenes' Indica. Who are some other classical authors who traveled to the fringes of their society's world and wrote of the customs and history of the people who lived there?

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In the novel and tv miniseries "I, Claudius," prominent Romans subject to exile due to political intrigues are depicted as living in what looks like profound isolation and something like poverty. Was this what a typical prominent exiled imperial Roman have to look forward to in reality?

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I've seen Thomas Jefferson credited with introducing ice cream, macaroni and cheese, and other foods to America. Why this apparently peculiar link between Thomas Jefferson and beloved food in American popular memory?	22	AskHistorians
In the novel "Wolf Hall," set in Henry VIII's England, a friend of protagonist Thomas Cromwell mentions that Cromwell has memorized the New Testament verbatim. Were such feats of memorization really documented at the time, and do we know anything of the methods used by memorizers?	22	AskHistorians
A quick google search tells me that the term "free thinker" entered English in the late 17th century. Did the original users of this term, or people who labelled themselves with it, define it with its modern associations of religious skepticism, agnosticism, or atheism?	21	AskHistorians
[Spoilers Extended] A Richer Theme than "Leadership"	21	asoiaf
Would Henry VIII or other 16th century monarchs have ever dined alone with their spouses, as depicted in The Tudors?	20	AskHistorians
When did the worn "corn" in English come to refer to the new world crop?	18	AskHistorians
Prior to 1763, Virginia's borders extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, but did anyone at the time, British or otherwise, imagine that such a vast expanse of land could or would be inhabited by British subjects and ruled by a single colonial government?	17	AskHistorians
How successful were conservative forces during Japan’s Sakoku period at preventing significant social, political, and economic change before the arrival of Commodore Perry’s black ships in 1853?	16	AskHistorians
I really enjoyed reading Megasthenes' Indica. Who are some other classical authors who traveled to the fringes of their society's world and wrote of the customs and history of the people who lived there?	16	AskHistorians
In the novel and tv miniseries "I, Claudius," prominent Romans subject to exile due to political intrigues are depicted as living in what looks like profound isolation and something like poverty. Was this what a typical prominent exiled imperial Roman have to look forward to in reality?	14	AskHistorians