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A painting of the Treaty of Tilsit shows Alexander I kissing Napoleon on the lips, while their men look on shocked. Other paintings show them embracing. Did this actually happen?
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How long did English resistance to the Normans last following the Battle of Hastings, and what forms did it take?
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How did the opening of the post-USSR archives change Western historiography? What were the biggest revelations, paradigm shifts, or confirmations of theories previously lacking evidence?
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A stereotypical Western depiction of African women has them carrying objects on their heads (jars, water jugs, food bags). Did this practice exist in Europe prior to industrialisation?
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During the Long Parliament, John Pym was sent a plague sore with a threatening letter. Are there other instances of this kind of primitive "biological weaponry" being used in a targeted, political way in this era?
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William Laud wanted altars put in the east end of the church. This infuriated puritan parliamentarians, who legislated against it. Why did the location of the altar matter so much in 1640s England?
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(Why) didn't a distinct priestly class emerge as a political entity in the Classical Greek and Roman Empires?
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In "The Slave", Isaac Bashevis Singer portrays 17th century Polish village life as highly pagan, with the Catholic Church having very limited influence. How accurate was this?
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