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The British conquest of India was in large part funded by Indian bankers who knew the East India Co. would reliably pay back whatever credit they took out. What became of those banking houses? What was their legacy post-independence?
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There's a rich heritage of Arabic architecture in Spain and Portugal today. But after Reconquista, were there any efforts to get rid of Arabic art and architecture because it was made by "heathens" and to wipe the slate clean with a new Christian kingdom ?
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Among the conquistadors who accompanied Cortes in his war against the Aztec Empire, there was one *conquistadora* named Maria De Estrada. Do we have any idea how native women reacted to seeing another woman in such a role?
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In the PBS show Finding Your Roots, host Henry Louis Gates finds out that one of his ancestors was a white slaveowner who fell in love with his female slave. He freed her and they later moved to a town where biracial couples could live in peace. How common were these towns or communities?
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In conflicts like The War Of The Roses, Thirty Years War, and Hundred Years War to name a few. Did the noblemen of that time ever express regret, sympathy or disgust that their conflicts were responsible for so many innocent peasants or civilian caught in the middle of it?
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Say I'm an African American man in the Deep South who's secretly dating a white woman. How soon after Loving v. Virginia could my girlfriend and I walk down the streets in public without fear of reprisal or death?
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George Washington’s letter to the Newport Synagogue seems remarkably tolerant and open minded considering the rampant antisemitism in Europe at the time. Did it cause his administration any problems?
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