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What's the history of cookware? How common was metal cookware historically and when did it become more common to have metal pots instead of clay pots? Before iron-casting became common, did blacksmiths hammer pots together?
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Who were the intended audiences of Mughal-era Persian-language cookbooks? That is, who would have been in a position to be both literate in Persian and be directing cooking in a noble or royal household?
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Did any diasporic Jewish communities in the first few centuries of Christianity accept Jesus as messiah and mass convert? To what degree was the Messiah expected?
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I heard somewhere that Yemeni Jewish tradition held the opinion that Muhammad was a real prophet, but sent specifically to the Arabs. Can anyone speak more on this and whether Jewish theologians ever considered the possibility of other figures as being 'real' prophets for other peoples?
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Is Shakespeare's incorrect history lesson on the origins of Salic Law in Henry V, Part I what supporters of the English claim on the French throne actually believed? That is, that it was created by Charlemagne and only to apply in a certain part of Germany with disreputable women?
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Was Afghan Buddhism restricted to cities or did it penetrate pastoral communities as well? Is there anything attributable in Pashtunwali to the legacy of Buddhism?
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The British gentry demolished a large portion of their historical country houses to avoid paying inheritance taxes on their assessed value. Did a similar process play out in other European countries with the castles or mansions of the nobility?
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Gothic king Theodoric the Great ends up in medieval German legend as Dietrich von Bern, how? The Goths were speakers of an East Germanic language whereas German is West Germanic. In Theodoric's time were the Germanic languages close enough that there easy cultural transmission of stories?
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Netflix's "The Crown" depicts Anthony Eden's health problems as stemming from his inability to cope with the stress of being Prime Minister - how accurate is that? Did Eden psychologically struggle with the responsibilities of his position?
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