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To what extent did American soldiers follow the orders of "Kill everyone over the age of ten" during the American-Philippine war?

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How accurate was Alexandre Dumas' depictions of the 17th century French court in his 'Three Musketeers' series

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How did the America's handling of its colonies differ from Britain's or France's?

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How was Spain (namely Castile) involved in the Hundred Years War?

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I have a different kind of question: I want to read Ibn Taghribirdi's "Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira" and Ibn al-Athir's "al-Kamil fi'l Tarikh" on a college budget. Is there any way I can find these sources for relatively cheap?

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After several readings I've done on the subject, I still can't find a good answer to this question: Why did the Catholic Monarchs expel the Jews from Spain?

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I've heard several Muslims claim that they landed in North America 500 years before Columbus...what is that basis of that claim?

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Historiographical question- What are some good sources for someone wanting to learn more about the Islamic tenure in Italy?

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In the 20th century, there seemed to be a dispropirtionate number of dicatorships (with seemingly every country except maybe the US and UK to fall under the authoritarian spell at some point of another). Is this an accurate observation? If so, what was the reason for it?

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The novel Quo Vadis depicts Nero as the one who started the fire of Rome. Is there any basis to this idea? If not, how long has this idea been around?

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To what extent did American soldiers follow the orders of "Kill everyone over the age of ten" during the American-Philippine war?	7
How accurate was Alexandre Dumas' depictions of the 17th century French court in his 'Three Musketeers' series	6
How did the America's handling of its colonies differ from Britain's or France's?	6
How was Spain (namely Castile) involved in the Hundred Years War?	6
I have a different kind of question: I want to read Ibn Taghribirdi's "Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira" and Ibn al-Athir's "al-Kamil fi'l Tarikh" on a college budget. Is there any way I can find these sources for relatively cheap?	6
After several readings I've done on the subject, I still can't find a good answer to this question: Why did the Catholic Monarchs expel the Jews from Spain?	6
I've heard several Muslims claim that they landed in North America 500 years before Columbus...what is that basis of that claim?	6
Historiographical question- What are some good sources for someone wanting to learn more about the Islamic tenure in Italy?	5
In the 20th century, there seemed to be a dispropirtionate number of dicatorships (with seemingly every country except maybe the US and UK to fall under the authoritarian spell at some point of another). Is this an accurate observation? If so, what was the reason for it?	5
The novel Quo Vadis depicts Nero as the one who started the fire of Rome. Is there any basis to this idea? If not, how long has this idea been around?	5